OOP isn't the problem, the problem is putting faith in the concept of silver bullets. OOP is a useful technique, like many others. I've seen "overly OOP" code t

OOP isn't the problem, the problem is putting faith in the concept of silver bullets. OOP is a useful technique, like many others. I've seen "overly OOP" code that will make your head spin, but more often than not I've seen code that could have been a bit more object oriented. The problem is the cargo cult mentality that you can just follow something formulaically and then magically you'll get amazing results. There are plenty of highly useful techniques and tools, including OOP, but you have to do the work, you have to apply the techniques skillfully and conscientiously. You have to know when you're just adding complexity with your design and when you're managing it well.