The document discusses the object oriented programming (OOP) paradigm. It describes OOP as a programming paradigm based on objects that contain both data and methods. Objects interact and work together to design applications. The document traces the history and development of OOP, including early languages like Simula and Smalltalk. It notes that OOP provides benefits like modularity and reusability. The OOP paradigm became widely used with languages in the 1990s and remains an important methodology for software development.