# Java OOP

By [Amrit](https://paragraph.com/@argha-2) · 2022-11-19

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OOP stands for **Object-Oriented Programming**.

Procedural programming is about writing procedures or methods that perform operations on the data, while object-oriented programming is about creating objects that contain both data and methods.

Object-oriented programming has several advantages over procedural programming:

*   OOP is faster and easier to execute
    
*   OOP provides a clear structure for the programs
    
*   OOP helps to keep the Java code DRY "Don't Repeat Yourself", and makes the code easier to maintain, modify and debug
    
*   OOP makes it possible to create fully reusable applications with less code and shorter development time

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*Originally published on [Amrit](https://paragraph.com/@argha-2/java-oop)*