EKONOMI OCH SAMHÄLLE Skrifter utgivna vid Svenska handelshögskolan Publications of the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration Nr 151 PATRIK PAETAU ON THE BENEFITS AND PROBLEMS OF THE OBJECT-ORIENTED PARADIGM INCLUDING A FINNISH STUDY Helsingfors 2005 On the Benefits and Problems of the Object-Oriented Paradigm including a Finnish Study Key words: Object-oriented paradigm, benefits with object-oriented paradigm, problems with object-oriented paradigm, software components, reuse © Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration & Patrik Paetau Patrik Paetau Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration Department of Management and Organization (Information Systems Science) P.O.Box 287 65101 Vaasa, Finland Distributor: Library Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration P.O.Box 479 00101 Helsinki, Finland Telephone: +358-9-431 33 376, +358-9-431 33 265 Fax: +358-9-431 33 425 E-mail:
[email protected] http://www.hanken.fi ISBN 951-555-893-X (printed) ISBN 951-555-894-8 (PDF) ISSN 0424-7256 Edita Prima Ltd, Helsingfors 2005 For my son Robin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Although there may still be much to discover and understand as far as benefits and problems with the object-oriented paradigm are concerned, the writing of this dissertation is now, after several years, coming to an end. The opportunity has therefore come to look back and give due credit to those who have supported and encouraged me in different ways. My first interest in the object-oriented world began in 1989 when my former manager at Tietotehdas Oy (Tietoenator nowadays) Vice President Tiina Kurki asked me if I wanted to get to know what objects actually are.