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While there are several theoretical comparisons of Object Orientation (OO) and Service Orientation (SO), little empirical research on the maintainability of the two paradigms exists. To provide support for a generalizable comparison, we conducted a study with four related parts. Two functionally equivalent systems (one OO and one SO version) were analyzed with coupling and cohesion metrics as well as via a controlled experiment, where participants had to extend the systems. We also conducted a survey with 32 software professionals and interviewed 8 industry experts on the topic. Results indicate that the SO version of our system possesses a higher degree of cohesion, a lower degree of coupling, and could be extended faster. Survey and interview results suggest that industry sees systems built with SO as more loosely coupled, modifiable, and reusable. OO systems, however, were described as less complex and easier to test.
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This research was partially funded by the Ministry of Science of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, for the Doctoral Program “Services Computing” (http://www.services-computing.de/?lang=en).
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Bogner, J., Choudhary, B., Wagner, S., Zimmermann, A. (2020). Towards a Generalizable Comparison of the Maintainability of Object-Oriented and Service-Oriented Applications. In: Fazio, M., Zimmermann, W. (eds) Advances in Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing. ESOCC 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1115. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63161-1_9
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