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See also:
- Object Oriented Programming Oversold! - Essay by "Topmind", a comp.objects regular; organized as rebuttal of a series of alleged OOP myths, argues that OOP is far less effective for custom business software than the industry often assumes. Long criticism on many levels and variables.
- OO Example Code - Example using object+oriented polymorphism in object+oriented and non object+oriented programming languages.
- Software Reality - Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions.
- USENIX + Invited Talk: Objecting to Objects - Paper which argues that OOP's main benefits stem from helping developers think more clearly + and that these benefits can be gained without using OOP.
- Why OO Sucks - Short essay by Erlang programmer critiques object+oriented programming from the perspective of functional programming, mostly.
- Extensible Programming for the 21st Century - Is an open, more flexible programming environment just around the corner? Article by Gregory V. Wilson. ACM Queue. (December, 2004)
- Objects Have Failed - By Richard P. Gabriel; OOPSLA 2002 address, Seattle, WA. A paradigm fails when the narrative it embodies fails to speak truth, or when its proponents embrace it beyond reason. (November 6, 2002)
- Nuts to OOP! - Seasoned programmer Thomas Niemann thinks the increasingly widespread use of object+oriented programming in embedded development is largely unwarranted. Followed by a contrary view from the technical editor of Embedded Systems Programming. (August, 1999)
- Critique of the Object+Oriented Paradigm + Beyond Object+Orientation - Lengthy paper critiquing OOP and OOD. Includes a review of empirical research into OOP. (May, 1997)
- The Risks Digest Volume 8: Issue 8 - Bruce Karsh argues that structured programming "is a really bad idea that has been holding back progress for years". Not intentionally humorous. (January 13, 1989)
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