Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!allegra!jph From: jph@allegra.UUCP (Joe Haggerty) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk Subject: Benefits of Object-Oriented Programming Message-ID: <6412@allegra.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 14:51:13 EST Article-I.D.: allegra.6412 Posted: Wed Jan 7 14:51:13 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Jan-87 00:59:00 EST Distribution: world Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 13 Xref: mnetor comp.lang.c++:94 comp.lang.smalltalk:44 Object-oriented programming is proposed by its supporters as a solution to the problem of building large software systems (see, for example, Kahn's paper, "Object Oriented Languages Tackle Massive Programming Headaches" (Electronics, 11/17/82), Cox's book, "Object-Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach", and, of course, the C++ and Smalltalk 80 books). I am looking for (published) experimental evidence that proves or disproves these claims--something like the experiments reported in CACM a while back for text editors and in IEEE Computer recently for the Lisa desktop paradigm. Joe Haggerty AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ {ihnp4!}allegra!jph