January 2026: Object-oriented programming

Let’s get back to basics and talk about what object-oriented programming really is.

If you’ve been living out the … at this point, I’m afraid to ask meme whenever object-oriented programming comes up, then January is for you!

If you know OOP hands-down, come to help us discuss and explain. Plus, of course, we’re DDL - that means we’re going to dive into some rabbit holes and surprise even ourselves.

We’ll focus on OOP in Python, but try out detours into other languages upon request!

Location: Innovation Hub

We meet in the Innovation Hub, a gorgeous new facility that’s part of the renovated Dayton Arcade complex.
Enter through the doors that face the Wright Stop Plaza bus hub.

Street parking is free in the evening. I usually park on Ludlow Street.

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if for any reason coming downtown doesn’t work for you (for instance, you’ve been exposed to COVID, or you’ve converted yourself to purely digital format and now exist as a set of cloud-hosted algorithms), we’ll be online as well!

Join us at 7 PM EDT on the PyFri Discord channel, discord.gg/9SgTh3T, and click on the General voice chat link. You may need to install the Discord desktop app rather than just using the web interface.