# 04 - OOP: Fundamental Concepts

Object-oriented programming in Java: classes, objects, constructors, encapsulation, access modifiers, this and static members.

## What you'll learn

- Classes and Objects
- Constructors
- Encapsulation
- The this Keyword
- Static vs Instance Members

*This article is part of the **Java** series on federicocalo.dev.*

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*By [Federico Calò](https://federicocalo.dev) — Software Developer & Technical Writer*