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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.
http://dreamsongs.com/ObjectsHaveFailedNarrative.html
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Why OO Sucks
Short essay by Erlang programmer critiques object-oriented programming from the perspective of
functional programming, mostly.
http://www.bluetail.com/~joe/vol1/v1_oo.html
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Software Reality
Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and
ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions.
http://www.softwarereality.com/
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OOP Criticism
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.
http://www.geocities.com/tablizer/oopbad.htm
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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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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.
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/8.08.html#subj1
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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
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Critique of the Object-Oriented Paradigm - Beyond Object-Orientation
Lengthy paper critiquing OOP and OOD. Includes a review of empirical research into OOP.
http://members.aol.com/shaz7862/critique.htm
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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.
http://www.embedded.com/1999/9908/9908feat1.htm
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