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Java SE Foundations: Object-oriented Programming

You know your way around Java’s basics, like variables, methods, and loops. Now it’s time to up your Java game. This course will teach you to work with objects and classes, applying crucial concepts like encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.

Beginner
3h 34m

Created by Paolo Perrotta

Last Updated Dec 03, 2025

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Java SE Foundations: Object-oriented Programming

You know your way around Java’s basics, like variables, methods, and loops. Now it’s time to up your Java game. This course will teach you to work with objects and classes, applying crucial concepts like encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.

Beginner
3h 34m

Created by Paolo Perrotta

Last Updated Dec 03, 2025

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What you'll learn

Java is an object-oriented language. If you’re new to this concept, you might wonder what it even means. Or maybe you already know the ropes of object-oriented programming, and you’d like to apply those concepts to Java. This training has the answers.

In this course, Java SE Foundations: Object-oriented Programming, you’ll learn to work with the most important entities in Java: objects and classes.

First, you’ll see how to define your own classes, tuning their interfaces with encapsulation. Next, you’ll learn how to relate classes to each other with inheritance. Then, you’ll get familiar with Java’s real power tool: polymorphism.

Finally, you’ll get to know essential Java features like interfaces, and you’ll even get a few design tips. By the end of this course, you’ll know enough object-oriented programming to tackle real-life Java projects.

Java SE Foundations: Object-oriented Programming
Beginner
3h 34m
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Paolo Perrotta is a traveling coach and a software mentor. He wrote "Metaprogramming Ruby", widely praised as one of the essential books on Ruby.

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