Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

1. Definition

1.2. Example

public class OOPExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Animal dog = new Dog("Buddy");

        System.out.println(dog.speak()); // Output: Buddy says Woof!

    }

}

 

Strengths

Intuitive for real-world modeling.

Reusable and maintainable.

Scalable for large systems.

Weaknesses

Abstraction overhead.

Complex hierarchies possible.

Less suited for stateless tasks.

Use Cases

Enterprise apps (Spring).

GUI apps (JavaFX).

Android development.

Languages

Java, C++, C#, Python.