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USENIX - Invited Talk: Objecting to Objects
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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.
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Critique of the Object-Oriented Paradigm - Beyond Object-Orientation
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Lengthy paper critiquing OOP and OOD. Includes a review of empirical research into OOP.
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Extensible Programming for the 21st Century
NEW!
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Is an open, more flexible programming environment just around the corner? Article by Gregory V. Wilson. ACM Queue.
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Nuts to OOP!
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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.
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Object Oriented Programming Oversold!
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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.
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Objects Have Failed
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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.
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OO Example Code
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Example using object-oriented polymorphism in object-oriented and non object-oriented programming languages.
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OOP Criticism
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The author states that Object-Oriented programming (and development in general) has been oversold and overemphasized. They try to debunk some myths on the topic.
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Software Reality
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Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions.
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The Risks Digest Volume 8: Issue 8
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Bruce Karsh argues that structured programming "is a really bad idea that has been holding back progress for years". Not intentionally humorous.
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Why OO Sucks
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Short essay by Erlang programmer critiques object-oriented programming from the perspective of functional programming, mostly.
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