Tag: object-oriented programming

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...