Result: HOW INTUITIVE IS OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN?

Title:
HOW INTUITIVE IS OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN?
Authors:
Hadar, Irit1 hadari@mis.haifa.ac.il, Leron, Uri2 uril@technion.ac.il
Source:
Communications of the ACM. May2008, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p41-46. 6p. 1 Diagram.
Subject Terms:
*OBJECT-oriented methods (Computer science), *SYSTEMS design, *OBJECT-oriented programming, *COMPUTER programming, *SOFTWARE engineering, *COMPUTER software, *COMPUTER systems, *ELECTRONIC data processing, *OBJECT-oriented databases, *COMPUTER industry, ELECTRONIC systems, COGNITIVE science
Database:
Business Source Premier

Further Information

The article discusses the object-oriented programming paradigm, which was created to deal with the increasing complexity of software systems. While object-oriented programming should theoretically be more intuitive than other forms of programming, recent studies show that it is often difficult to learn and practice. The authors document several difficulties related to the use of object-oriented design and use research from cognitive psychology to place these difficulties within a framework of intuitive and analytical modes of thinking.