I had a similar experience. As I grew more experienced I also found it peculiar how sometimes classes worked really well, and other times they were a terrible

I had a similar experience. As I grew more experienced I also found it peculiar how sometimes classes worked really well, and other times they were a terrible fit. Eventually I realised, as an abstraction they are far closer to high level patterns than rudimentary functions - but the fact that they are a very common pattern built into so many languages obscures that attribute from most people. > Classes would still exist, but as implicit patterns. Once you realise this, you also start to notice how often overused and misused classes are, because they seem to be the first thing many people reach for. Classes are not an inherently bad pattern, but that doesn't mean they work well for everything either. I think teaching them from the perspective of a "need" as the author suggests, would not only make their purpose clearer for beginners, but also prevent them being so misused.