The Booch method is a method for object-oriented software development. It is composed of an object modeling language, an iterative object-oriented development process, and a set of recommended practices. The method was authored by

Grady Booch Grady Booch (born February 27, 1955) is an American software engineer, best known for developing the Unified Modeling Language (UML) with Ivar Jacobson and James Rumbaugh. He is recognized internationally for his innovative work in software archi ...

when he was working for

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(acquired by IBM), published in 1992 and revised in 1994. It was widely used in

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for

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and benefited from ample documentation and support tools. The notation aspect of the Booch method was superseded by the

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(UML), which features graphical elements from the Booch method along with elements from the

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(OMT) and

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(OOSE). Methodological aspects of the Booch method have been incorporated into several methodologies and processes, the primary such methodology being the Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Content of the method

The Booch notation is characterized by cloud shapes to represent classes and distinguishes the following diagrams: The process is organized around a macro and a micro process. The macro process identifies the following activities cycle: * Conceptualization : establish core requirements * Analysis : develop a model of the desired behavior * Design : create an architecture * Evolution: for the implementation * Maintenance : for evolution after the delivery The micro process is applied to new classes, structures or behaviors that emerge during the macro process. It is made of the following cycle: * Identification of classes and objects * Identification of their semantics * Identification of their relationships * Specification of their interfaces and implementation

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