Programming Concepts

Object-Oriented Programming

Paradigm organizing code into objects with data (attributes) and behavior (methods)

Class

Blueprint for creating objects; defines attributes and methods

Inheritance

A class deriving properties and methods from a parent class

Polymorphism

Ability of different classes to respond to the same method call in different ways

Encapsulation

Bundling data and methods together while restricting direct access to internal state

Abstraction

Exposing only essential features while hiding implementation details

Interface

Contract defining methods a class must implement, without providing implementation

API

Application Programming Interface; set of rules for software components to communicate

Version Control

System tracking changes to code over time (e.g., Git)

Git

Distributed version control system; tracks changes, supports branching and merging