Chapter 1. Object-oriented approach: What's So Good About It?

Topics in this Chapter

• The Origins of the Software Crisis

• Remedy 1: Eliminating Programmers

• Remedy 2: Improved Management Techniques

• Remedy 3: Designing a Complex and Verbose Language

• The Object-Oriented Approach: Are We Getting Something for Nothing?

• Characteristics of the C++ Programming Language

• Summary

The object-oriented approach is sweeping all areas of software development. It opens new horizons and offers new benefits. Many developers take it for granted that these benefits exist and that they are substantial. But what are they? Do they come automatically, just because your program uses objects rather than functions?