Re: should I learn it?

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"johnb41" <orders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've been spending alot of time learning vb.net the past 6 months (for
> regular winform apps. Been somewhat experienced in asp.net for a few
> years)
>
> But my style has been using Procedural techniques, rather than OOP.
> Lately i've read more and more how OOP is the way to go. So i'm trying
> to learn it, and boy is it difficult if you've not worked that way much
> before!
>
> I ran into this web site: http://www.geocities.com/tablizer/oopbad.htm
> It swears that OOP is over-hyped, and says that Procedural is better.
> It has many arguments against OOP.
>
> Do you pros think the info on that site has eny merrit? Or is the
> author just trying to get some attention?
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
Look at it this way.
C++(hybrid, actually), C#, VB.NET, Java, etc., etc. are all object oriented
languages. Why is that, I wonder?
I would be the last person to tell you that OO is the *only* way, but it has
many appealing real world advantages conveniently ignored by the procedural
zealot.

--
Peter [MVP Visual Developer]
Jack of all trades, master of none.


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