in as much as there is controversy about what OOP means, yes -- OOP has an established definition, same as FP. The argument about "what it means" comes from th

in as much as there is controversy about what OOP means, yes -- OOP has an established definition, same as FP. The argument about "what it means" comes from the arguments between OOP and other philosophies. People often will purposefully (or accidentally) misrepresent "what it means" to strengthen their own point (or through misunderstanding of the topic). The same happens with FP compared to other philosophies. [EDIT]: To clarify I am not advocating for one or the other. I made another post in this thread talking about this a bit. GP's comment is able to be applied to basically any technology, language, or philosophy. OOP and FP are just the two "heavyweights" in this.