A good counter question is "What is Object Orientation"? According to Google's definition """ (of a programming language) Using a methodology that enables a

A good counter question is "What is Object Orientation"? According to Google's definition """ (of a programming language) Using a methodology that enables a system to be modeled as a set of objects that can be controlled and manipulated in a modular manner """ I think the OO fad wandered down some weird roads with Java and patterns and in some part lost sight of the goals of OO and got focused on the AbstractFactoryFactoryFactoryInterfaceFactories.