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Object-Oriented Programming is Embarrassing: 4 Short Examples
Brian Will follows up his earlier anti-OOP video by walking through four short code examples, including Java code in the style of Uncle Bob, to show how object-oriented design complicates simple programs. It argues that OOP hides and scatters state and adds needless indirection.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point to it as a sharp, example-driven critique of OOP and Clean Code style, often alongside Brian Will's other anti-OO videos.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Brian Will
- Topic
- object-oriented programming critique
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 8
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I highly recommend "Object Oriented Programming is Bad" and "Object Oriented Programming is Embarrassing" on Youtube. [LINK] [VIDEO]
rubyist5eva on Hacker News · 2021-03
In Why OO Sucks by Joe Armstrong (2000)One of my favorites: "Object-Oriented Programming is Bad" [LINK] Followed by "Object-Oriented Programming is Embarrassing: 4 Short Examples". [VIDEO]
ravenstine on Hacker News · 2025-07
In Python classes aren’t always the best solutionPerhaps the Brian Will anti-OO videos provide more useful examples: [LINK] "Object-Oriented Programming is Bad" [VIDEO] "Object-Oriented Programming is Embarrassing: 4 Short Examples"
DrScump on Hacker News · 2016-03
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