can you summarize OO for me in 64 words or less?
brandon272: This is probably the wrong community to mention this, but this discussion is an excellent example of why I am largely procedural in my programming and don't focus too much on OO. I need to tackle real world business problems. Likening objects to things like refrigerators and toasters is where I get lost. Perhaps those examples work well in the classroom to help kids wrap their heads around the concept of OO, but I just don't see how or where they fit in the real world. OO evangelists are always quick to cite a lot of technical reasons for why programming in OO offers up major benefits in their work, but (from those I've spoken to) can rarely match examples to those reasons.