Object-Oriented Software Methodologies: Roadmap to the Future
Software Development Methodologies have survived a never ending evolving era, ever since it first came in horizon. Amongst the several methodologies, only Object-Oriented Methodology has been able to see the dawn of the day. Object-Oriented Methodology survived all the critics as well as the rapid changes in the software development industry. But is it braced for the future yet? The paper is oriented towards the existing Object-Oriented Software Development Methodologies. A brief discussion involving their origin and focus of the methodologies is given followed by a review of UML. We discuss the various approaches taken up by various methodologies. The discussion facilitates for the key notes for the survival of Object Oriented Methodologies.
Keywords: Object Oriented Methodology, Software Crisis, UML, Integrated Methodology, Agile Methodologies.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Usman Ali Khan
Dr. Usman Ali Khan is an Associate Professor at IS Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has done his Ph.D. IT (Object Oriented Software Design) in 2007. He is in the field of teaching and research since 1995. He has published fourteen research papers at national and international forums. He is teaching Software Engineering domain courses at graduate and undergraduate level from more than thirteen years.
Dr. Ibrahim A. Al-Bedewi
Dr. Ibrahim A. Al-Bedewi is a Dean and Associate Professor at IS Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has done his Ph.D. CS in 2000. He is in the field of teaching, research and administration since 2000. He has published many research papers at national and international forums.
Kunal Gupta
Kunal Gupta is a Lecturer in Department of Information Technology, Amity University, India. He has done his M.Tech(IT) and MCA from India and is currently pursuing his PhD. He has published four International Papers. His teaching domain is Software Programming Languages. He has been in academics for more than seven years.
Usman Ali Khan
Dr. Usman Ali Khan is an Associate Professor at IS Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has done his Ph.D. IT (Object Oriented Software Design) in 2007. He is in the field of teaching and research since 1995. He has published fourteen research papers at national and international forums. He is teaching Software Engineering domain courses at graduate and undergraduate level from more than thirteen years.
Dr. Ibrahim A. Al-Bedewi
Dr. Ibrahim A. Al-Bedewi is a Dean and Associate Professor at IS Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has done his Ph.D. CS in 2000. He is in the field of teaching, research and administration since 2000. He has published many research papers at national and international forums.
Kunal Gupta
Kunal Gupta is a Lecturer in Department of Information Technology, Amity University, India. He has done his M.Tech(IT) and MCA from India and is currently pursuing his PhD. He has published four International Papers. His teaching domain is Software Programming Languages. He has been in academics for more than seven years.
