David H. Burns wrote:
> Chambers wrote:
>> Just out of curiosity (but you keep saying things like this, so I have 
>> to ask), where have you seen OOP programming?
>>
> 
> Your point is well taken. I have *never* seen OOP *programming*.

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> To actually see OOP "programming", I suppose I would have to see some 
> one actually coding in OOP.

I don't think you understood my point.  I'm not talking about watching 
someone as they write code.  I'm talking about the source code itself.

What source code have you seen that scared you so badly away from OOP?

My guess (and it's just a hunch at this point), is that the OOP itself 
isn't what scared you, but rather the complexity of the program.  If 
this is the case, then you're almost certainly guaranteed that the 
program would have looked *worse* if it weren't OO.

Something that people don't tend to believe: programming is *hard*.  It 
is *not* a simple matter to sit down with a sheet of requirements, and 
pound out the class (though having a properly written spec makes it 
easier).  And, believe it or not, most programmers' jobs could *not* be 
done by a bunch of monkeys.

It's not for everyone, and some people are more suited to using the 
programs they have than writing new ones.

-- 
Chambers

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