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Classes are the language feature that sets C++ apart from the C programming language. The addition of classes to C++ allows it to be used for programs designed using the object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigm. OOP quickly became the main software engineering practice used worldwide to build complex applications. You can find class support in most leading languages today, including Java, C#, and Objective-C.
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Sutherland, B. (2015). Chapter 5: Classes. In: C++ Recipes. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0157-2_5
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