OOP - Learn Object Oriented Thinking and Programming

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This open book stands out within the wide range of programming books aimed at complete beginners. It is uniquely structured as a record of a dialogue between the author and his daughter, who wishes to learn programming. The author's goal is not merely to explain the Java language, but to teach genuine programming - to instruct readers on how to think and design programs as experienced developers do. The material is presented in a highly illustrative manner, making it accessible even to secondary school students.

The book draws on the author's extensive experience teaching children, university students, and professional programmers. He employs the Architecture First methodology, a approach developed in response to industry complaints that graduates, while often proficient at coding, typically lack skills in software architecture. The author adheres to the pedagogical principle that the most important concepts should be introduced as early as possible. Consequently, he guides readers to apply proper architectural design to their programs and to avoid common mistakes from the very beginning.

For program design, the book uses the BlueJ development environment, which is specifically designed for beginners. This tool allows the explanation, demonstration, and programming of fundamental architectural constructs without abandoning the architectural level for the code level. The book is divided into three parts. The first part explains basic object-oriented programming constructs, with all programs created using BlueJ's built-in code generator. The second part revisits these constructs, teaching readers how to code the programs themselves, mirroring the generator's output from the first part. The third part introduces constructs beyond the capabilities of the code generator, requiring readers to program them independently, though the core explanations remain at the architectural level.

While the book is intended primarily for absolute beginners, experience has shown that even intermediate programmers can find a great deal of interesting and informative content within it.

This book is published as open-access, which means it is freely available to read, download, and share without restrictions.

If you enjoyed the book and would like to support the author, you can purchase a printed copy (hardcover or paperback) from official retailers.

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