Re: OO Design induces an existential crisis



Nick Malik [Microsoft] wrote:
> I'm hitting a wall here, T. My attempt to describe my logic doesn't appear
> to be working. I'll admit that I'm no great poet.
>
> Maybe I've just had a really bad day.
> I'm going to bail from the discussion. Let's call it a draw, k?

Measuring and comparing consistency is going to be tough via discussion
groups. I don't remember any other OO proponent claiming OO was more
consistent than the alternatives in all my years of debating OO (then
again, I don't remember every debate). Thus, it may be better to focus
on other metrics besides consistency. Code size and "better handling of
change" are the two most common metrics used in such debates, probably
because they are the most measurable. Others have been tried, but were
not clear enough to be useful.

"Better models the human mind" comes up every now and then, but
psychology is a dark-grey art and every mind is different.

>
> This discussion was valuable to me in a way. Just as a knife becomes
> sharper against a stone, my ability to discuss the strengths of OO increase
> when I attempt to address the concerns raised by someone who doesn't value
> the approach.

So your ability went from 0.0000001 to 0.000001, eh :-P

>
> I don't believe that either one of us will change our minds any time soon.
> I look forward to your future posts on this and other boards.
>
> Peace.
> --
> --- Nick Malik [Microsoft]

-T-
Keepin' it real

.

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