Modern Compiler Design Java Tutorial

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Different Programming Paradigms

Functional/procedural programming:
program is a list of instructions to the computer

Object-oriented programming
program is composed of a collection objects that communicate with each other

Inheritance


Class hierarchy
Generalization and Specialization

-subclass inherits attributes and services from its superclass
-subclass may add new attributes and services
-subclass may reuse the code in the superclass
-subclasses provide specialized behaviors (overriding and dynamic binding)
-partially define and implement common behaviors (abstract)