Web Directory

» Extensible Programming for the 21st Century
   Is an open, more flexible programming environment just around the corner? Article by Gregory V. Wilson. ACM Queue.
   http://acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=247&page=1

» OO Example Code
   Example using object-oriented polymorphism in object-oriented and non object-oriented programming languages.
   http://onestepback.org/articles/poly/

» 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

» 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.
   http://dreamsongs.com/ObjectsHaveFailedNarrative.html

» Software Reality
   Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions.
   http://www.softwarereality.com/

» 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

» 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

» Why OO Sucks
   Short essay by Erlang programmer critiques object-oriented programming from the perspective of functional programming, mostly.
   http://www.sics.se/~joe/bluetail/vol1/v1_oo.html