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- 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)
http://dreamsongs.com/ObjectsHaveFailedNarrative.html
- 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)
http://www.embedded.com/1999/9908/9908feat1.htm
- 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)
http://members.aol.com/shaz7862/critique.htm
- Why OO Sucks
Short essay by Erlang programmer critiques object-oriented programming from the perspective of functional programming, mostly.
http://www.sics.se/~joe/bluetail/vol1/v1_oo.html
- OO Example Code
Example using object-oriented polymorphism in object-oriented and non object-oriented programming languages.
http://onestepback.org/articles/poly/
- Software Reality
Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions.
http://www.softwarereality.com/
- 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.
http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/sf94/full_papers/johnson.html
- 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.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/6888/oopbad.htm
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