Chapter 1. The Big Picture
In This Chapter
• Why Do We Need Object-Oriented Programming? 10
This book teaches you how to program in C++, a computer language that supports object-oriented programming (OOP). Why do we need OOP? What does it do that traditional languages such as C, Pascal, and BASIC don’t? What are the principles behind OOP? Two key concepts in OOP are objects and classes. What do these terms mean? What is the relationship between C++ and the older C language?
This chapter explores these questions and provides an overview of the features to be discussed in the balance of the book. What we say here ...
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