In a rebuttal to Richard Mansfield's editorial "OOP Is Much Better in Theory Than in Practice", Dave Herren says Mansfield's arguments against OOP are based on outdated teachings and false notions. Yet he believes there's still hope for him.
by Dave Herren
January 26, 2005
n his recent DevX editorial, Richard Mansfield proposes that "OOP Is Much Better in Theory Than in Practice." In reading his article, many of his objections seemed to be based on outdated teachings of what good OOP is. Although I can understand his apparent frustration with making the transition to OOP—the OOP taught in colleges is often a far cry from the OOP in the real world, and many of us must rely on trial and error or help from others to find our way—his arguments are hard to take seriously. As one who has overcome the challenging transition to OOP I can assure Richard that he need not struggle forever, but he first has to let go of his false notions.
Erroneous Arguments
Richard makes the following three main arguments to support his claim:
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Dave Herren is a programmer/analyst for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida where he develops .NET business solutions to automate and streamline business processes. His application development experience includes employee management and business-analysis software, as well as claims processing and reporting automations.
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