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» Critique of the Object-Oriented Paradigm - Beyond Object-Orientation - Lengthy paper critiquing OOP and OOD. Includes a review of empirical research into OOP.
» 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.
» OOP Criticism - The author states that Object-Oriented programming (and development in general) has been oversold and overemphasized. They try to debunk some myths on the topic.
» 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.
» 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.
» Software Reality - Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions.
» 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.
» 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.