Overview

Object-Oriented Programming is a style of programming (a "paradigm") that uses objects to manage state (data) and behavior in an application. While OOP does let us do some new things, more than anything, it helps us write better, more organized code.

It can be defined by its 4 pillars:

• Encapsulation - bundling methods with the data they operate on while hiding / protecting access to the data

• Abstraction - creating interfaces that hiding complexity behind functions

• Inheritance - sharing behavior between classes

• Polymorphism - similar objects can be used interchangeably

The four pillars of object oriented programming are abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation.

Throughout this module, we will be learning about these four pillars and how we implement them in JavaScript using the class syntax.

Chapters

• 1. Intro to OOP, Encapsulation, Factory Functions, and Closure

• 2. Classes

• 3. Private & Static

• 4. Inheritance

• 5. Polymorphism

• 6. UML Diagrams & Has Many/Belongs To Relationships

• 7. Review and Practice