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Ian Roberts
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me why object oriented
approaches to programming are becoming very popular.
Thanks
approaches to programming are becoming very popular.
Thanks
C
Christopher Benson-Manica
Ian Roberts said:
This isn't a C++ question, although people will probably deign to
answer it anyway. If you don't get the answers you want here, try
comp.object or maybe comp.software-eng. HTH.
F
Fazi
Maybe because OO gives us better and more comfortable control of our
(especially big) programs/projects....
M
Mike Smith
Fazi said:
Well, we *think* it does, anyway. ;-)
P
Phlip
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me why object oriented
Distinguish an OO language from an OO program.
The former comes with the latest gadgets & editors, because OO is popular,
so they are popular.
But the latter makes adding new features easier. So a program may grow large
without growing unweildy.
As one grows a program, if one refactors to merge duplication of behavior,
the design has less chance of getting unnecessarily complex. In a structural
program, one can merge common low-level behavior into functions. But in an
OO program, one also merges the high-level, calling code into common
abstractions. Virtual functions now permit the same high-level function to
call any of a set of lower-level functions.
To add a feature one can often add new lower-level functions, but leave
their calling functions the same. Structural programs can't do that.
Read /Design Patterns/ to learn the common targets of refactoring.
Distinguish an OO language from an OO program.
The former comes with the latest gadgets & editors, because OO is popular,
so they are popular.
But the latter makes adding new features easier. So a program may grow large
without growing unweildy.
As one grows a program, if one refactors to merge duplication of behavior,
the design has less chance of getting unnecessarily complex. In a structural
program, one can merge common low-level behavior into functions. But in an
OO program, one also merges the high-level, calling code into common
abstractions. Virtual functions now permit the same high-level function to
call any of a set of lower-level functions.
To add a feature one can often add new lower-level functions, but leave
their calling functions the same. Structural programs can't do that.
Read /Design Patterns/ to learn the common targets of refactoring.
F
Fazi
I would told more of my thinkings If I had speak English better
As yousee, I'm Polish