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	Why OO Sucks URL: http://www.sics.se/~joe/bluetail/vol1/v1_oo.html ODP description: Short essay by Erlang programmer critiques object-oriented programming from the perspective of functional programming, mostly. Page title: Test Page
	Software Reality URL: http://www.softwarereality.com/ ODP description: Articles about software development, especially methodologies such as Extreme Programming and ICONIX. Also includes links and discussions. Page title: Software Reality: But the thing is, right...
	OO Example Code URL: http://onestepback.org/articles/poly/ ODP description: Example using object-oriented polymorphism in object-oriented and non object-oriented programming languages. Page title: OO Example in C and C++
	USENIX - Invited Talk: Objecting to Objects URL: http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/sf94/full_papers/johnson.html ODP description: Paper which argues that OOP's main benefits stem from helping developers think more clearly - and that these benefits can be gained without using OOP.
	Object Oriented Programming Oversold! URL: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/6888/oopbad.htm ODP description: Essay by "Topmind", a comp.objects regular; organized as rebuttal of a series of alleged OOP myths, argues that OOP is far less effective for custom business software than the industry often assumes. Long criticism on many levels and variables. Page title: OOP Criticism
	Critique of the Object-Oriented Paradigm - Beyond Object-Orientation URL: http://members.aol.com/shaz7862/critique.htm ODP description: Lengthy paper critiquing OOP and OOD. Includes a review of empirical research into OOP.
	The Risks Digest Volume 8: Issue 8 URL: http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/8.08.html#subj1 ODP description: Bruce Karsh argues that structured programming "is a really bad idea that has been holding back progress for years". Not intentionally humorous.
	Objects Have Failed URL: http://dreamsongs.com/ObjectsHaveFailedNarrative.html ODP description: By Richard P. Gabriel; OOPSLA 2002 address, Seattle, WA. A paradigm fails when the narrative it embodies fails to speak truth, or when its proponents embrace it beyond reason.
	Extensible Programming for the 21st Century URL: http://acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=247&page=1 ODP description: Is an open, more flexible programming environment just around the corner? Article by Gregory V. Wilson. ACM Queue. Page title: ACM Queue - Extensible Programming for the 21st Century: Is an open, more flexible programming environment just around the corner? Page description: - Extensible Programming for the 21st Century: Is an open, more flexible programming environment just around the corner?
	Nuts to OOP! URL: http://www.embedded.com/1999/9908/9908feat1.htm ODP description: Seasoned programmer Thomas Niemann thinks the increasingly widespread use of object-oriented programming in embedded development is largely unwarranted. Followed by a contrary view from the technical editor of Embedded Systems Programming. Page description: Welcome to Embedded.com, the on-line resource for embedded systems developers. This is the place to come for tutorials, code, demos, and news, along with information about Embedded Systems Design Magazine and the Embedded Systems Conferences.