Chapter 8. Elements of object-oriented programming
This chapter covers
- Defining contracts by using interfaces
- Implementing a hierarchy of expressions
- Implementing the adapter pattern
- Extending behavior with mix-ins
- Considering alternatives to pure OOP
In this chapter, we will cover the elements of object-oriented programming and see how we can employ them effectively. You are probably familiar with these concepts, as they show up in all object-oriented languages, so we’ll focus more on their use cases.
We’ll start with interfaces and see how we can think of them as contracts. After interfaces, we’ll look at inheritance: we can inherit both data and behavior. An alternative to inheritance is composition. We’ll look at some of the differences ...
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