Rather than attempt a definition, per se, consider when and where you
can observe differences between OO and say procedural programming.
At the level of post compilation / interpretation instructions -
none, can't be.
At the level of a single statement or expression - very minimal,
syntax and idiom.
At the level of a collection of statements (program) - far fewer
lines of code (order of magnitude or more), no explicit loop
constructs,
zero case statements, no nested-IF statements, very few IF
statements at all, no type declarations, etc.
At the level of modularization - very different distribution of code
across a set of objects than across a set of modules, no
"centralized control" (master control module, main routine,
etc.).
At the level of conceptualization - major differences in how objects
are identified and specified. Complete absence of "data" -
Everything is an object!
davew
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