Object-Oriented Programming
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Developed byAlan Kay
Use casesoftware development using objects and classes
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Object-Oriented Programming

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Programming paradigm based on the concept of objects containing data and code

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software development using objects and classesUnverifiedHighFresh1
software design and development using objects that contain data and codeUnverifiedHighFresh1

enables concept

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based on

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inheritance principleUnverifiedHighFresh1
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encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism principlesUnverifiedHighFresh1

enables

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developed by

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