The object-oriented paradigm: more natural or less familiar?

Authors:
Bruce J. Neubauer;Dwight D. Strong
Affiliations:
Computer Science and Information, Systems Department, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS;Computer Science and Information, Systems Department, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Year:
2002

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Abstract

It is commonly claimed by proponents of object-oriented programming that because objects exist all around us object-oriented programming is "more natural" than procedural programming. This paper purports that humans are predisposed to think procedurally and hierarchically, making the object-oriented paradigm less intuitive and somewhat more challenging to teach. Teaching strategies and future research are suggested.