"Gregor Horvath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Daniel T. wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > >>A paper finding that OOP can lead to more buggy software is at > >>http://www.leshatton.org/IEEE_Soft_98a.html > > > > > > Sure, OOP *can* lead to more buggy software, that doesn't mean it always > > does. > > > > I think that costs(=time) to develop and maintain software depends not > on wheter it is based on OOP or not but on two factors: > > * Number of NEW Code lines to solve the given problem > * Complexity of this new code > Complexity of the code in turn may depend on too many factors. For me OOP is good because it gives me the means to manage the complexities. Remember that OO is not only about objects and things like encapsulation, important part of OO analysis and design is making dependencies "right" which in turn reduces complexity.
> The anwser to the question if OOP is better is: it depends > > If the given problem is solved with less code and complexity in OOP then > it is the better approach if not the reverse is true. > For any given problem there could an infinite set of solutions expressed in any methodology. If you take best non-OO and compare it with he worst OO, the winner is pre-determined :) And then chosing a winner is always subjective, we are all people :) When programs will be written by robots they will chose objective criteria which will tell if OO is better for particular task. But then we won't need to disscuss itin c.l.py :) > Thats why I like python because it does not force to use OOP or > procedural programming. > > But isnt the main argument to code in Python (or other high level > languages) easy of use and compact code? > > Therefore should Python code be less buggy and cheaper to develop and > maintain. Are there any papers on that? > Compact is not a synonim for less complex. It just means that you can express a solution in fewer lines of code. COmplexity of the code will remain the same as in any other language. And there is no bug-free code, there is well-tested code. Andy. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
