In object oriented programming, a program is modeled as a collection of cooperating objects

• program behavior is determined by group interactions
• group interactions are determined by individuals

In OOP, objects are anthropomorphic

• each is "smart" in its own way
• i.e. bed can make itself, door can open itself, menu can let selections be picked
• but, each must be told when to perform actions by another object
• so objects must cooperate to accomplish task

what is all this jargon?
Each object represents an abstraction

• hides details you do not care about
• allows the programmer to control program's complexity--to only think about salient features

Write programs by modeling program as set of components

• programmer determines what the building blocks are and then puts them together so they cooperate properly

   
( i write | i program | i have a homepage | i take an english class )