Object-oriented programming has been part of software development since the 1970s, and unlike specific frameworks or tools that come and go, it has stuck around because it's a way of thinking about code, not a technology to memorize. This 57-lesson course builds that thinking from the ground up.
Why it still matters
The core idea is hiding complexity behind a simple interface — much like a DVD player has complicated internals but only a few buttons you actually need to touch. Applied to code, OOP helps you:
- Manage and reduce complexity in larger codebases
- Cut down on redundant, repeated code
- Build objects you can reuse across a project
- Write code that's easier for the next developer to follow
Interview relevance
OOP questions come up regularly in technical interviews, and a candidate who clearly understands the paradigm — not just the syntax — tends to stand out. It's also the design foundation behind many of the popular frameworks developers use daily, so understanding it makes those tools easier to reason about too.
Why learn OOP?
OOP helps you manage and reduce complexity in software by building re-usable building blocks (objects). Properly designed objects provide a simple interface and hide the unnecessary complexity from the outside, just like a DVD player! A DVD player has a complex logic board on the inside and a few buttons on the outside. When you press the play button, you don’t care how all those microchips talk to each other.
Object-oriented programming helps you:
- Manage and reduce complexity
- Eliminate redundant code
- Build re-usable building blocks
- Write cleaner code
An essential skills for every developer:
OOP comes up in many technical interviews. So if you really want to be a serious developer, you need to understand object-oriented programming. As a technical interviewer myself, if I see a candidate with OOP on their resume, that candidate stands out to me.
It may interest you to know that many of the popular frameworks out there that you might be using are actually designed with OOP concepts in mind. Angular is an example of such frameworks!
A Step-by-Step, A to Z course:
What you'll get when you sign up for this course:
- Learn all about object-oriented programming in JavaScript
- No more wasting time on disjointed tutorials
- Learn at your own pace - lifetime access - so take your time if you prefer
- Watch on any device, online or offline
- Solidify your understanding of JavaScript
- Prepare for technical interviews
- Confidently build applications with Node, Angular, React, Vue and other JavaScript libraries
- Learn the best practices and common pitfalls to avoid
- Certificate of completion to present to your employer
You'll learn:
- The core principles of OOP: encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance and polymorphism
- How to implement OOP concepts in JavaScript
- All about objects, their properties, property descriptors, getters and setters
- Difference between factory and constructor functions
- How "this" works in JavaScript
- Prototypes and prototypical inheritance: one of the confusing parts of JavaScript
- ES6+ features used in object-oriented programming