Evidence relating to Object-Oriented software design: A survey

Context: There is little empirical knowledge of the effectiveness of the object-oriented paradigm. Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the literature describing empirical studies of this paradigm. Method: We undertook a Mapping Study of the literature. Results: 138 papers have been identified and classified by topic, form of study involved, and source. Conclusions: The majority of empirical studies of OO concentrate on metrics, relatively few consider effectiveness.