Introduction
So we're going to start with the most important topic in OOP, which is Classes and Objects.
What is a class?
A class is a blueprint for creating objects, it defines a set of attributes that will characterize any object of the class. The attributes are called fields, and the functions are called methods.
This is the academic definition, but let's see our own definition.
Imagine a class like a definition of type, for example a human class defines the characteristics of human and his/her actions.
For example the human skin color is a characteristic, and the human walks, talks, eats, sleeps, etc. are actions.
So a class is a definition of a type, it defines the characteristics and the actions of the type.
In that sense we can say that a class is a blueprint or schema for things in life.
You can think of a class as a template or a descriptive book about a entity, how it shapes and how it acts and interacts with other types.
What is an object?
We now know that classes are the definition of a type, so what is an object?
An object is the real thing of that blueprint, for example me and you are objects of the Human class.
Your cat at your home is an object of the Cat class.
So an object is the real implementation or the actual object/item of a class.
Other terms for objects
You might read in an article, book or while watching a video the term object, also it is called instance of a class.
🎨 Conclusion
Classes are the blueprints of things, they are used to create objects, and objects are the real things of that blueprint.
In our next article, we'll learn about the structure of a class.
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If you keep treating JS like an OOP language and thinking, for example, that a class is a blueprint, you are gonna end up with errors in your code.
In a JS a class is more than a blueprint because if you change it, you change every objects created with it