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How intuitive is object-oriented design?

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Intuition is a powerful tool that helps us navigate through life, but it can get in the way of more formal processes.

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Communications of the ACM  Volume 51, Issue 5
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May 2008
92 pages
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EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1342327
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