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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.

» OO Example Code - Example using object-oriented polymorphism in object-oriented and non object-oriented programming languages.

» Software Reality - Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions.

» 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.

» Why OO Sucks - Short essay by Erlang programmer critiques object-oriented programming from the perspective of functional programming, mostly.

» Extensible Programming for the 21st Century - Is an open, more flexible programming environment just around the corner? Article by Gregory V. Wilson. ACM Queue. (December, 2004)

» 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)

» 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)

» 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)

» 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. (January 13, 1989)

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