ENACTING OBJECT-ORIENTED METHODS BY A PROCESS ENVIRONMENT

This paper describes modeling and enactment of two object-oriented met hods, namely the OMT method and the Booch method, using the concurrent software process language (CSPL). CSPL is a process-centered environm ent using Ada95-like syntax to model a method as a process program whi ch is then compiled to C-shell executing in UNIX. A method can thus be enacted (executed) using this approach. Experiences of the approach a re depicted. It is demonstrated that CSPL is feasible and appropriate for modeling and enacting methods, including object-oriented methods. Additionally, partial CSPL program modeling the Booch method is includ ed in the Appendix. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.