What are some good programming challenges that encourage the use of Object Oriented programming? [more inside]
posted by mccarty.tim on Oct 27, 2011 - 17 answers

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How do you explain the this object? [more inside]
posted by ijoshua on Feb 12, 2008 - 30 answers

Can anyone suggest a book, website, etc. that describes the process of breaking a problem down in order to write a program. I have struggled for far too long trying to figure out how to write a program from scratch only to be stumped by the logic involved.

This question, I think, is outside of a specific language or philosophy (Java, OOP, et al.). It's just something I haven't been able to get my head around.
posted by grefo on Jan 11, 2004 - 15 answers