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=== Contrast with OOP ===

The claim is that traditional [[object-oriented]] design principles result in poor data locality, especially if [[runtime polymorphism]] is used (which itself is especially problematic on certain processors). Although OOP does superficially seem to 'organise code around data', the practice is quite different. OOP is actually about organising [[source code]] around [[data types]], rather than making the layoutgrouping of individual fields and arrays convenient for access by specific functions. It also frequently hides layout details under [[abstraction layer]]s, whilst a data-oriented programmer wants to think about this first and foremost.

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