In the first article in this series, we introduced the notion of an executable UML, but we did not describe the elements of which it consists. These elements must be sufficiently primitive to be ...

A trustworthy, reusable component will clearly advertise the set of services it provides in its interface. More information can be gained about how to use a service by examining an operation's ...

The UML provides an excellent startingpoint for defining and designing computer systems, but forreal-time development, the UML needs to go further. Recognizingthis need, in 1999 the Object Management ...

The basic tools we have proposed that the SoC hardware developer use to simplify his job—UML models, metamodels, and transformations to text—all fit into a larger context. The Object Management ...