This class does not focus on object-oriented programming; however, we will examine many examples of object-oriented systems written in Java, Python, and other languages. A primary focus will be the ...

In object-oriented programming, these principles are called design patterns. In the next couple posts, I’m going to crack the lid on a few of these. What’s more, ...

This Gang of Four (GoF), as they subsequently were known, went on to write the popular Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, which documents 23 design patterns in three ...

To achieve a true encapsulation for concurrency, you need to go beyond a simple class and employ the so-called active class, also known as the active object design pattern. This pattern is a fusion of ...

Good object-oriented design sometimes takes a back seat to a need to get things done, and the single responsibility model gets thrown out the window. Then, out of nothingness, the God object emerges.