Object-oriented software advantages

The use of objects is also advantageous during the later stages of the life cycle—ongoing operations, system security, change control, periodic reviews and maintenance are all made easier through the use of object-oriented software. 

The use of a common object broker extends the advantages of object-oriented software and makes the practical integration of open applications much easier to engineering, test, validate and maintain. 

In recent years there has been a substantial move fi om procedural to object-oriented approaches in many sectors of the software development industry. The principal advantage of the object-oriented approach is the ease with which reusable components and application fi ameworks can be created. 

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