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Why OO [Programming] Sucks by Joe Armstrong - http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/OO_programming/why_oo_sucks ... At this point I am reminded of the keynote speech of the then boss of IBM in France who addressed the audience at the 7th IEEE Logic programming conference in Paris. IBM prolog had added a lot of OO extensions, when asked why he replied: “Our customers wanted OO prolog so we made OO prolog” I remember thinking “how simple, no qualms of conscience, no soul-searching, no asking "Is this the right thing to do” … ... {tags: People}
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