I learned oop with Max and I think its THE way to go if you want to keep your code in good shape.
The alternative IMO is using global variables and procedures, which results in fast, sloppy code, ok for projects up to 1000 lines.
I never really managed to get good functional code done (i.e. without using globals, but passing stuff in and out functions), its BORING as hell to pass stuff in and out of functions, then you discover you must pass tons of other stuff to make it actually reusable and bah...
The alternative IMO is using global variables and procedures, which results in fast, sloppy code, ok for projects up to 1000 lines.
I never really managed to get good functional code done (i.e. without using globals, but passing stuff in and out functions), its BORING as hell to pass stuff in and out of functions, then you discover you must pass tons of other stuff to make it actually reusable and bah...