[Tutor] impact of OO

[Andrei Kulakov]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 07:13:56PM -0500, Erik Price wrote:
> But everywhere I used to read about programming would talk about how OO 
>
Every book I've read said "You know how every book talks about how OO
revolutionized programming? It ain't true. OO is way helpful, but it's
not a panacea, in fact for some tasks it's not even the best strategy."

> had revolutionized programming.  Now that I know what it is, although I 
> really appreciate it and will use it whenever I can (it's so... clean 
> compared to what I was doing before), but I still don't really see how 
> it's that big a deal -- it's simply a different way of organizing code, 
> as far as I can tell.
>
It's more of a big deal with larger projects, I gather. You know, with
inheritance and what-not.

> 
> Please prove me wrong and help me see how OO "changed everything".
> 
> Erik
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> PS:  Also, I have heard someone say that "in Java everything is an 
> object".  What does this mean?  I think I am interested in learning 
> Java, especially since there are many employers in my area (Boston) 
> advertising an interest in Java programmers (and I will be out of a job 
> as soon as my project is finished).  Sadly, much more than Python or 
> PHP.  But it seems like a big language to learn.
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