1. Introduction to Object-Oriented Concepts
Although many people find this bit of information surprising, object-oriented (OO) software development has been around since the early 1960s. Objects are now used throughout the software development industry. It is no secret that the software industry can be slow-moving at times. It is also true that, when systems are working fine, there has to be a compelling reason to replace them. This has somewhat slowed the propagation of OO systems. There are many non-OO legacy systems (that is, older systems that are already in place) that are doing the job—so why risk potential disaster by changing them? In most cases you should not change them, at least not simply for the sake of change. There is nothing inherently ...
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