Re: OO fans bashing Joins

linehanp_at_tcd.ie (Paul Linehan) wrote:

>topmind <topmindNOtoSPAM_at_technologist.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> linehanp_at_tcd.ie (Paul Linehan) wrote:

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>> For one, there is no decent unbiased evidence that OO reduces
>> lines of code for typical applications.
>
>
>Maybe it doesn't, but that's not the point.
>
>What OO definitely *_does_* do is make code more maintainable and
>easier to understand and debug.
>
>Given that approx ~90% of a software product's lifetime is spent in
>the maintainance phase, this is a GOOD THING.

     It also makes it easier to design and the design more amenable to extension when doing that maintenance.

     Program maintenance forever! (It sometimes seems that way, too!)

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.