difference between modeling language,process,method

[jawwad ahmed]

Well i was studind fowler book.I can't understand the difference between them and what type of relation is between them.
Thanks.
Jawwad Ahmed
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SCJP
SCWCD

[Sunny Liu]

modeling language is notation, a way you use to express your thinking and others can understand.
Process is how do you orgnize OOP activities. such as RUP., waterfall process.
I am not sure about method. my understand is how do you determine to pick up a UML tool to describe your works, and it will help you acomplish your task.

[Doug Wang]

Sunny, your explanations on modeling language and process are really helpful.
My understanding about method is an approach to some software enginerring process or some phase of software process.
Does method have to be related to some UML tool? I doubt that.

[Sunny Liu]

Doug,
In OOAD term, there seems no place for "method" to fit in. Can we say? Method is a way that we use to deal with OOAD & OOP task. It is abstract enough now. It ignores tool and process altogather.

[Muhammad Azeem Faraz]

There is definately place for method (methodology)in OO paradigm
Methodology = Process + Notation
e.g
Booch Method = Booch Process + Booch Notation
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Process is "Who is doing What and How"
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Notation is language to represent different models.
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OOSE, OMT and Booch all are methodolgies under OO paradigm
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I hope this will help you.

[Poonam Akash]

Hi Friends!!
I would also like to add some insights of mine on this topic...
Modeling Language as i know is a "language (collection) of notations".Process is "the steps that would be followed to achieve any task" while Method as i know is the "implementation of an operation(the prototype of method)".
Pls correct me if i am wrong.
Bye,
Poonam.