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- From: Dellis Hines <dellish@datalytics.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.object,comp.software-eng
- Subject: Re: Beware of "C" Hackers -- A rebuttal to Bertrand Meyer
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:38:12 -0400
- Organization: Datalytics, Inc
- Message-ID: <3173CCF4.10C4@datalytics.com>
- References: <1995Jul3.034108.4193@rcmcon.com> <bksDoFwBA.Eut@netcom.com> <jmaling-2303960413010001@slwol1p47.ozemail.com.au> <4kkkbm$4ld@news4.digex.net> <4kku1gINN7me@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> <4kma54$11m@news4.digex.net>
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- Ell wrote:
- >
- > Kazimir Kylheku (c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca) wrote:
- > : In article <4kkkbm$4ld@news4.digex.net>, Ell <ell@access4.digex.net> wrote:
- > : >You are in "hell" when don't see the existence and importance of
- > : >Object-Oriented Analysis (OOA), in my opinion. But that is nature of some
- > : >types in the OO arena.
- >
- > :The OO arena is a philosophical one. I don't particularly subscribe to the
- > : view
- > :that there ought to be a naive correspondence between software entities and
- > :some ``real world'' entities, except when it's utterly convenient, and on
- > :the third Wednesday of every month.
- > :
- > :The whole thing is a little childish and naive when taken too far.
- >
- > You know what is a real crime is the time and money wasted by those who
- > ignore and downplay OOA.
- >
- > Elliott
-
- I believe that you should go back and read the post you're replying to, where the writer clearly
- states 'when taken TOO far'. To imagine that OOA/OOP is a do all/end all and a silver bullet (you
- know what Fred Brooks says about those) that cures all ills is more than a bit misguided. Yes, it
- is a fantastic technology that has helped reduce complexity in complex projects (as my own
- experience can attest). But, vitriolic, non-elucidated replies to 'heretics' won't get you
- anywhere.
-
- OOA/OOP is a tool in every engineer's toolkit, not an end unto itself.
-
- Dellis Hines
- 'Imagination is more important than knowledge' - Einstein
-