Explore OOP in Ruby to gain a deeper understanding of Ruby objects, Ruby methods, and Ruby classes, enabling you to solve multiple problem sets with an object-oriented approach.

Become a Ruby Developer

Module Overview
Ruby is a smart, functional, and object-oriented programming language that blends the best features of scripting power with user-friendly syntax. In this module, we’ll dive into OOP in Ruby with hands-on practice using interactive exercises and illustrations. We'll start by creating and managing Ruby objects. Next, we’ll explore Ruby methods and blocks, essential tools in Ruby programming. Finally, we'll delve into Ruby classes and how they are used to implement OOP principles.

Ruby OOP (Object-Oriented Programming)

We’ve discussed objects at length, using that term as a synonym for “things.” We’ve learned to do stuff with simple objects such as numbers and strings and the more sophisticated data structures, arrays, and hashes. We’ve also learned about methods and how to use them.

We’re now well prepared to look closer at objects, classes (types of things), and methods, and how they relate to each other.

## A common Ruby quote

As a side note, you may have heard the following. Ruby programmers love saying it: in Ruby, everything is an object.

This is somewhat inaccurate. There are a few things that aren’t objects.



Some examples are [if](https://www.educative.io/courses/learn-ruby-from-scratch/what-are-conditionals) statements or [self](https://www.educative.io/courses/learn-ruby-from-scratch/object-scope-and-self).


We’ve discussed objects at length, using that term as a synonym for “things.” We’ve learned to do stuff with simple objects such as numbers and strings and the more sophisticated data structures, arrays, and hashes. We’ve also learned about methods and how to use them.

We’re now well prepared to look closer at objects, classes (types of things), and methods, and how they relate to each other.

# A common Ruby quote

As a side note, you may have heard the following. Ruby programmers love saying it: in Ruby, everything is an object.

This is somewhat inaccurate. There are a few things that aren’t objects.



Some examples are [if](https://www.educative.io/courses/learn-ruby-from-scratch/what-are-conditionals) statements or [self](https://www.educative.io/courses/learn-ruby-from-scratch/object-scope-and-self).


Prepare to learn more about objects, classes, and methods.

Objects

Blocks

Conditionals

Writing Classes

Mini project 1

Conclusion

Objects, Classes, and Methods