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So in more general terms, why do we want to

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use object orientation? The first reason is that object

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orientation can help reduce long-term maintenance costs by limiting

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the effects of changes. As we saw, the effect

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of using encapsulation and information hiding makes it easier

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to modify parts of the system without affecting the

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rest of the system. Object orientation can also improve

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the developing process by favoring code and design reuse.

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In general, object orientation helps

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enforcing good design principles. Principles such

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as the ones that we saw in encapuslation, information hiding, high

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cohesion, low coupling and we will discuss these aspects more extensively

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in the next mini course which is centered around design concepts.