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AOP: Aspect-Oriented Programming - New programming methodology; enables modularizing of crosscutting concerns. Experience shows that with standard procedural or object-oriented languages it can be difficult to modularize many design concerns.

Critique of the Object-Oriented Paradigm - Beyond Object-Orientation - Lengthy paper critiquing OOP and OOD. Includes a review of empirical research into OOP.

Nuts to OOP! - 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.

Object Oriented Programming Oversold! - Essay by "Topmind", a comp.objects regular, who attempts to debunk various alleged OOP "myths", and argues that OOP is far less effective for custom business software than the industry often makes out.

The Risks Digest Volume 8: Issue 8 - Bruce Karsh argues that structured programming "is a really bad idea that has been holding back progress for years". Not intentionally humorous.

USENIX - Invited Talk: Objecting to Objects - 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.

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