Re: OO fans bashing Joins

In article <38c4407b.23364041_at_news.shuswap.net>, genew_at_shuswap.net (Gene Wirchenko) wrote:
>linehanp_at_tcd.ie (Paul Linehan) wrote:
>
>>topmind <topmindNOtoSPAM_at_technologist.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> linehanp_at_tcd.ie (Paul Linehan) wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>>> 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!)
>

Only if the real world fits into the artificial groupings and boundaries that classes and methods provide. My observation is that real world change patterns *don't* fit these well, making a bigger mess than OO's competitors. I suggest we move this discussion to comp.object if you wish to continue.

>Sincerely,
>
>Gene Wirchenko
>
>Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
> I have preferences.
> You have biases.
> He/She has prejudices.
>
>

Thanks for your feedback, -tmind-

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