Ian Thomas wrote:
On 8/21/07, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If we take two students and you teach them OOP for 1 month and I teach
them procedural for two weeks and then OOP for two weeks, my student
will be further along than your student. The reason is simple. When you
learn the fundamentals first you have a greater capacity for
understanding of more advanced topics.
I really don't agree -- and I'd like to see you back that assertion up with
some hard data.
You want hard data that learning fundamentals before advanced topics is
more effective? ;)
> Inheritance, abstraction, interfaces et al - these are all advanced
topics and require a firm base to be working from (and there I agree
with you).
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming
"Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that uses
"objects" and their interactions to design applications and computer
programs. It is based on several techniques, including inheritance,
modularity, polymorphism, and encapsulation."
OOP is based on the things you acknowledge are advanced topics. Ipso
facto, OOP is advanced, right? ;)
There is a flaw in the logic that OOP is right and Procedural is wrong.
The truth is that there is a right way and a wrong way to program, no
matter what methodology you use.
What we're really arguing about is being a conscientious coder. The
assumption that using OOP means you write better code is incorrect. A
lot of people who code OOP don't actually do it very well, but they sure
think they do. It's as if they're coding with "OOP" so they MUST be
coding correctly.
There's a wrong way to code OOP. I've seen it. I've seen coders use
singletons and static classes when they shouldn't. I've seen coders
doing MVC where they put controller code in the view. I've seen people
tying the Command and Proxy design patterns together when assigning
simple button onRelease methods, creating a nearly impossible chain to
track down when you just want to change a link.
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