| | object-oriented programming - a Whatis.com definition - see also: OOP, object-oriented (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Object-oriented programming takes the view that what we really care about are the objects we want to manipulate rather than the logic required to manipulate them. |
 | | Examples of objects range from human beings (described by name, address, and so forth) to buildings and floors (whose properties can be described and managed) down to the little widgets on your computer desktop (such as buttons and scroll bars). |
 | | The first step in OOP is to identify all the objects you want to manipulate and how they relate to each other, an exercise often known as data modeling. |
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