The readers of Richard Mansfield's editorial "OOP Is Much Better in Theory Than in Practice" really gave our email server a workout this past week. Read the choice words they had for Mansfield's polemic.
by Glen Kunene, Senior Editor
January 26, 2005
he recent DevX editorial "OOP Is Much Better in Theory Than in Practice" by Richard Mansfield has caused quite a stir among our audience. The strong response revealed contrasting viewpoints about the effectiveness of object-oriented programming. DevX culled through the flood of e-mail to present the best and most representative excerpts.
The following sections highlight Mansfield's most controversial assertions and what DevX readers had to say about them. Each excerpt includes the respondent's occupation and language of choice (in parenthesis).
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