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Most Android developers will use Java to write their apps. Java is an object oriented programming language. But what precisely does that mean?

Here's how to make classes, fields, methods, constructors, and objects work together in your Java programs.

The object-oriented programming polymorphism principle promotes many forms. Class methods are statically bound to classes, and instance methods are dynamically bound to objects.

Functional programming supports well-defined, defensible software giving reproducible results. Object-oriented programming is the mechanism par excellence for managing complexity while keeping things ...

The story begins in 1979 when Bjarne was conducting research at Bell Labs, primarily using C language. C language is powerful, but Bjarne felt it was "too hardcore"; managing complexity in large ...

An introduction to the principles of object-oriented programming. This course covers both object-oriented programming techniques and their application to program design including classes, objects and ...

Do you have a single class in your Java design that does too much and knows too much? If so, you've fallen into the God object antipattern. Here's a look at how to refactor your God object and ...