Complexity and Maintenance: A Comparative Study of Object-Oriented and Structured Methodologies

摘要

It has been suggested that using Object-Oriented methods instead of traditional Structured Methods may reduce the cost of maintenance of an information system. This study evaluates the relative increase in complexity of systems designs when they are subjected to a change in specifications. It was found that overall, the object-oriented system underwent a smaller increase in complexity, and it may therefore be easier to maintain than the structured system.