How do I get over my fear of the "object oriented" bit of programming?

Question

I have struggled in the past with understanding object oriented concepts and frankly I still do.. All this despite having taken courses on solo learn and other platforms... Any advice 😑

Answer 1

Perhaps it isn't really fear, to me it feels more like confusion, due to differences of OOP implementation amongst languages, different sayings by book and article authors, poor quality and unclear examples, plus people's comments and opinions. These all "help" a lot in learning OOP.

But then again, a new star is on hype recently, functional as they dub the paradigm. Adding yet another concern, should I ditch OOP and go for functional? what more surprises (or pitfalls) should or could be expected of this new paradigm.

Like you Godana Emiru , it feels like I'm losing grip on things. Don't know if it's good or bad.

Answer 2

First off what exactly is your fear Godana Emiru of "oop"? If you read it worked with it a bit... practiced it... I am not seeing fear.

Answer 3

Have you written a lot of programs?

I think it's good not to force it. Just write procedural code as long as it fits your purpose.

Over time, you'll naturally encounter use cases for OOP.