I’ve had a lot of students get hung up on getters and setters when they first start implementing object-oriented programming principles–especially in C#, because its auto-properties can feel a little too much like magic. In the simplest terms, getters and setters...
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 9,600 job openings for computer programmers are projected each year over the next decade, and about 162,900 openings are projected for software developers, quality-assurance analysts, and software testers. Programming is an extremely...
Visual Studio Code (also known as VS Code) is a popular free code editor that has a lot of features to make programming easier and more efficient. Like many editors, it allows you to use keyboard shortcuts for some commands, so...
Looking for an IDE or code editor, and not sure which one to pick? Here’s a quick roundup of what’s available in early 2023. But mom, what’s an IDE? An IDE, or Integrated Development Environment, is a special piece of software...
The concept of inheritance in object-oriented programming (OOP) allows us to derive classes from other classes–so a child class can “inherit” properties and methods from its parent class, like you may have inherited your eye color from your mom. Inheritance allows...
Polymorphism is one of the core principles of Object Oriented Programming. But what is polymorphism? The word ‘polymorphism’ means ‘having multiple forms’ (from the Greek ‘polýs’, meaning ‘many’, and ‘morphē’ meaning ‘form’, for all of you etymology nerds out there). In...
