OOP Continued and Advanced Topics

We learned so many things about programming over the course of this book, from basic variables, control flows, and classes to things that are GDScript-specific, such as accessing nodes in the scene tree and specific annotations. However, don’t be mistaken – there is still so much more knowledge out there that can help solve problems easier and faster.

After many years of studying and professionally applying my programming skills, I can confidently state that computer science is a deep and rewarding field to keep learning. Plus, every few years a new technology pokes out its head, waiting to be studied.

In this chapter, we’ll look at a bunch of more advanced techniques and concepts that will elevate your programming skills to new heights!

In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:

• The super keyword
• Static variables and functions
• Enumeration
• Lambda functions
• Passing parameters by value...