Criticism Directory
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Object Oriented Programming Oversold!
geocities.com
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.Extensible Programming for the 21st Century
acmqueue.com
Is an open, more flexible programming environment just around the corner? Article by Gregory V. Wilson. ACM Queue. (December 01, 2004)OO Example Code
onestepback.org
Example using object-oriented polymorphism in object-oriented and non object-oriented programming languages.Why OO Sucks
sics.se
Short essay by Erlang programmer critiques object-oriented programming from the perspective of functional programming, mostly.Software Reality
softwarereality.com
Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions.USENIX - Invited Talk: Objecting to Objects
usenix.org
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.Objects Have Failed
dreamsongs.com
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 06, 2002)The Risks Digest Volume 8: Issue 8
catless.ncl.ac.uk
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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