OOP: The worst thing that happened to programming

A programmer argues that object-oriented programming (OOP) is fundamentally flawed, claiming that core OOP features like classes, methods, inheritance, and polymorphism create more problems than they solve compared to functional programming (FP). They contend that OOP leads to overly complex syntax, design patterns, poor code reusability, and difficult testing, while FP achieves the same goals with simpler, more maintainable code. The author suggests OOP's popularity stems mainly from IDE autocomplete features rather than actual programming benefits, concluding that experienced developers who haven't recognized these issues cannot be considered skilled engineers.