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The main idea behind object-oriented programming is as simple as can be: you try to break a program in parts that are as powerful as the whole.

Before Object Oriented Programming One of the easiest ways to understand what is meant by ‘object oriented’, is to define what it is not.

This lesson starts a new segment about Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) — an important set of concepts critical to understanding any modern software, not just modern embedded software.

Here's what you need to know about object-oriented programming with classes, methods, objects, and interfaces, with examples in Java, Python, and TypeScript.

Object-oriented programming, the foundation of modern software engineering, enables developers to structure their code into reusable “objects” that model real-world entities.