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Q&A constructor in C

Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP being done in C, I'll add some more information. There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP language, such...

posted 3y ago by Lorenzo Donati‭  ·  edited 1y ago by __blackjack__‭

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#5: Post edited by user avatar __blackjack__‭ · 2023-07-07T16:37:29Z (over 1 year ago)
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  • Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP being done in C, I'll add some more information.
  • There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.
  • OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"philosophy"*, as someone would say).
  • An OOP language is a language who is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style.
  • You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.
  • Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, because OOP encompasses concepts like *encapsulation*, *data hiding* and *polymorphism* that help give your code better structure (BTW, note that some of these concepts are not exclusive to OOP).
  • However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly supports OOP.
  • Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kinds of OOP. For example: class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua, which uses a mechanism based on so called "metatables").
  • Therefore, when doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because the language you use could be better suited to implement one instead of another.
  • Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP being done in C, I'll add some more information.
  • There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.
  • OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"philosophy"*, as someone would say).
  • An OOP language is a language that is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style.
  • You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.
  • Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, because OOP encompasses concepts like *encapsulation*, *data hiding* and *polymorphism* that help give your code better structure (BTW, note that some of these concepts are not exclusive to OOP).
  • However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly supports OOP.
  • Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kinds of OOP. For example: class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua, which uses a mechanism based on so called "metatables").
  • Therefore, when doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because the language you use could be better suited to implement one instead of another.
#4: Post edited by user avatar Lorenzo Donati‭ · 2023-07-07T11:11:11Z (over 1 year ago)
General grammar and spelling review. Some style adjustments.
  • Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP being done in C, I'll add some more information.
  • There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.
  • OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"philosophy"*, as someone would say).
  • An OOP language is a language who is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style.
  • You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.
  • Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, since OOP encompasses some concepts such as *encapsulation*, *data hiding* or *polymorphism* that help to give your code a better structure (some of these concepts are not exclusive of OOP, though).
  • However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly support OOP.
  • Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kind of OOP, e.g. class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua).
  • When doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because some the language you use could be better suited to emulate one instead of another.
  • Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP being done in C, I'll add some more information.
  • There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.
  • OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"philosophy"*, as someone would say).
  • An OOP language is a language who is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style.
  • You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.
  • Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, because OOP encompasses concepts like *encapsulation*, *data hiding* and *polymorphism* that help give your code better structure (BTW, note that some of these concepts are not exclusive to OOP).
  • However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly supports OOP.
  • Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kinds of OOP. For example: class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua, which uses a mechanism based on so called "metatables").
  • Therefore, when doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because the language you use could be better suited to implement one instead of another.
#3: Post edited by user avatar Lorenzo Donati‭ · 2021-07-24T20:18:50Z (over 3 years ago)
  • Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP being done in C, I'll add some more information.
  • There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.
  • OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"phylosoph"*, as someone would say).
  • An OOP language is a language who is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style.
  • You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.
  • Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, since OOP encompasses some concepts such as *encapsulation*, *data hiding* or *polymorphism* that help to give your code a better structure (some of these concepts are not exclusive of OOP, though).
  • However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly support OOP.
  • Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kind of OOP, e.g. class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua).
  • When doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because some the language you use could be better suited to emulate one instead of another.
  • Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP being done in C, I'll add some more information.
  • There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.
  • OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"philosophy"*, as someone would say).
  • An OOP language is a language who is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style.
  • You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.
  • Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, since OOP encompasses some concepts such as *encapsulation*, *data hiding* or *polymorphism* that help to give your code a better structure (some of these concepts are not exclusive of OOP, though).
  • However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly support OOP.
  • Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kind of OOP, e.g. class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua).
  • When doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because some the language you use could be better suited to emulate one instead of another.
#2: Post edited by user avatar Lorenzo Donati‭ · 2021-07-24T15:38:13Z (over 3 years ago)
  • Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP in being done in C, I'll add some more information.
  • There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.
  • OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"phylosoph"*, as someone would say).
  • An OOP language is a language who is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style.
  • You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.
  • Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, since OOP encompasses some concepts such as *encapsulation*, *data hiding* or *polymorphism* that help to give your code a better structure (some of these concepts are not exclusive of OOP, though).
  • However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly support OOP.
  • Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kind of OOP, e.g. class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua).
  • When doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because some the language you use could be better suited to emulate one instead of another.
  • Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP being done in C, I'll add some more information.
  • There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.
  • OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"phylosoph"*, as someone would say).
  • An OOP language is a language who is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style.
  • You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.
  • Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, since OOP encompasses some concepts such as *encapsulation*, *data hiding* or *polymorphism* that help to give your code a better structure (some of these concepts are not exclusive of OOP, though).
  • However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly support OOP.
  • Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kind of OOP, e.g. class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua).
  • When doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because some the language you use could be better suited to emulate one instead of another.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Lorenzo Donati‭ · 2021-07-24T15:37:41Z (over 3 years ago) 
Since in your question you seem to be surprised about OOP in being done in C, I'll add some more information.

There is a difference between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and an OOP *language*, such as Java or C++.

OOP is a set of concepts and techniques, or, if you feel more enlightened, a programming paradigm (a programming *"phylosoph"*, as someone would say).

An OOP language is a language who is designed with facilities that *support* writing code in an OOP style. 

You can write code in a OOP style in a non-OOP language, but this is usually cumbersome, and sometimes less readable if you don't follow a strict discipline.

Writing OOP code in a non-OOP language has its merits, though, since OOP encompasses some concepts such as *encapsulation*, *data hiding* or *polymorphism* that help to give your code a better structure (some of these concepts are not exclusive of OOP, though). 

However, going "full-OOP" with a non-OOP language is not something generally advisable, unless you are an expert and you have considered pros and cons of that choice. Usually you are better off using a language that directly support OOP.

Moreover, keep in mind that there are different kind of OOP, e.g. class-based OOP (e.g. Java, C++), prototype-based OOP (e.g. Javascript) or even more exotic variations (e.g. Lua).

When doing OOP in a non-OOP language you should also consider *which kind of OOP* you want to emulate, because some the language you use could be better suited to emulate one instead of another.