Re: OOP - a question about database access

• Bruce <brennie_at_dcsi.net.au>:
  > Alain Javier Guarnieri del Gesu <nntp_at_ajgdg.com> wrote in message news:<slrnbqr852.bf4.nntp@ajgdg.com.invalid>...
  >> * Bob Badour <bbadour_at_golden.net>: >> > Personally, I do not hang out in comp.object. Having long ago >> > mastered the technology, I find comp.object infertile ground and a >> > waste of time. I foresee no important advances there given the >> > primitiveness of the computational model and the distinct lack of >> > advances in past decades. You only see my posts because this >> > thread is cross-posted to comp.databases.theory, where I see very >> > fertile ground. >> >> Coming in to the thread a little late, but, do you feel that OO is >> infertile and a waste of time for developing, say windowing >> environments, or a web server? It seems to me that is is a useful >> disicpline for certian applications. I've always found the Person -> >> Employee -> SalariedEmployee example to be contrived, but I don't >> see how one goes about game programming in relational algebra.
  >
  > Try the following quote from Tim Rentsch(I hope I get this right)
  >
  > "What is object oriented programming? My guess is that object oriented
  > programming will be in the 1980s what structured programming was in
  > the 1970s. Everyone will be in favour of it. Every manufacturer will
  > promote his products as supporting it. Every manager will pay lip
  > service to it. Every programmer will practice it (differently). And
  > know will know just what it is."
  >
  > Any comments??????
  

Well, for starters, object-oriented programming has reached a level of maturity where the crux of the practice can be defined. It follows the principles of encapsulation of data, developing to interfaces, not implementations, which is faciliated by polymorphism. An object-oriented language is pretty easy to spot. I don't think it is marketing hype. Many people do many useful things with objects.

Secondly, where are there two programmers that practice the art of programming exactly alike? That quote could be applied to any attempt to lend discipine to software development. Its a cheap shot.

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Javi