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Oct 30, 2007

OOP, Nouns, Verbs And Metaphors

Using nouns and verbs is a good way of introducing OOP. I think it is effective in breaking the mindset of procedural programming and changing the direction of thinking. It is also very effective in explaining some key concepts. [Continue]

Oct 23, 2007

I Too Dislike Object Oriented Programming

PerlMonks has a healthy rant against OOP. It carries some valid points, like the conceptual overhead involved in OO design. I think this is at the center of all other rants, and the root cause is the approach of making everything into an object. [Continue]

Apr 10, 2007

Why OOP Can Help

Does OOP suck? I think it does if you are from a functional programming background. Similarly, functional programming can be Greek to you if you are from the imperative programming background. [Continue]

Mar 7, 2007

OOP, Syntax And Keywords

Some articles that I read about OOP give me a feeling that the dark side arguments are mostly based on the syntax and keywords of the programming languages. The pros and cons of various languages like C++, Java, Lisp creep in while discussing it. Because of this OOP comes out as a rigid set of todos, that in fact have been imposed because of the language. [Continue]

Mar 5, 2007

It Is Difficult To Teach OOP

Jeff Atwood explains most of the reason behind it. Using OOP for the Hello World applications defeats the purpose. It is important to use real world problems to illustrate the true benefit, and hence the true usage, of OOP. [Continue]

Jan 31, 2007

Relationships In OO Languages

Gavin Bierman and Alisdair Wren published a paper that shows how to add first class relationships to Object Oriented Languages (pdf) (via LtU). At first instant I liked it. In some cases the relationships can be considered to be messages. [Continue]

Dec 2, 2006

OOP In Procedural Programming

In my recent training sessions on OOP I kept on stressing that it is more about the concept rather than the multitude of keywords like class, object or interface. Essentially, these concepts can be applied even in a procedural programming language, or a language that does not support OOP through constructs and keywords and enjoy its advantages. Tim Berners Lee pointed to the document Drupal Programming from an Object Oriented Perspective. [Continue]

Nov 19, 2006

OOP Is Not Heavy

Some people think that OOP makes software development overweight to pull through. It is not true. OOP is about spending more time with design which can lead to much lesser time on code, lesser bugs and quicker releases. [Continue]

Nov 6, 2006

Lazy Introspection

I took a class on Object Oriented Programming (OOP) today for some developers. I had insisted on an early start, which might have been inconvenient for some, like it is for a lot of my friends. But this is what I have for my justification for an early start. [Continue]

Nov 4, 2006

OOP And FP

I always like to confirm my understandings of the technology world with the real world. I always like to express benefits of technology in the layman’s language. Why? [Continue]

OOP, Nouns, Verbs And Metaphors

I Too Dislike Object Oriented Programming

Why OOP Can Help

OOP, Syntax And Keywords

It Is Difficult To Teach OOP

Relationships In OO Languages

OOP In Procedural Programming

OOP Is Not Heavy

Lazy Introspection

OOP And FP

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