OOP in the real world

Abstract

Some advocates of OOP have promised that it will make all code reusable, shorten development cycles, remove the applications backlog, cure the common cold and plug the hole in the ozone layer.How well does actual experience bear this out?Success stories are published much more often than failures and false starts. This is very unfortunate since the former two are often much more instructive.This panel will attempt to bring the less successful experiences to light, and hopefully, will provide lessons on how to do better.Rick DeNatale, IBM Corp., Gary, NC Let me state that I am dedicated to the promise of OOP. I have been actively pursuing and pushing OOP technology within IBM for the past seven years.