Is object-oriented programming structured programming?

Object-oriented programming is one of today's buzzwords . On the one hand it is a programmin g paradigm of its own right . On the other hand it is a set of software engineering tools to build more reliable and reusable systems . One other kind of programming style, which has alr eady shown its power on this field is structured programming . In this paper we look at the relationship between structured programming and object-oriente d programming. We give a definition of structured programming and check the object-oriented features encapsulation, inheritance and messages for compatibility . Two problems arise . The first addresse s interfaces and inheritance, the second polymorphism and dynamic binding . We do not end with an answer like yes or no, but try to give a basis for further discussions . This may help to classify object-oriented programming into a wide range of tools for compute r programming and computer science . It may also help to abandon the hypothesis that object-oriente d programming is the solution to all the problems .

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