Einer der vielversprechendsten Ansätze, um der steigenden Komplexität von
Softwareentwicklungsprojekten zu begegnen, ist die Abstraktion durch Modellierung, für die …

A significant current software engineering problem is the conceptual mismatch between the
abstract concept of an association as found in modelling languages such as UML and the …

The relationships between objects in object-oriented programs are as important as the
objects themselves. Unfortunately, most object-oriented programming languages provide …

The emergence of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) as the de-facto standard for
modeling software systems has encouraged the development of automated software tools …

The domain model is the central element of a modern object-oriented application. It
embodies the application's knowledge about the problem domain. Therefore, as …

It is state of the art to provide UML modeling by means of class diagrams and code
generation from there. But whereas drawing diagrams is most often well supported, code …

In this article, we describe successive versions of a metamodeling language using a set-
theoretic formalization. We focus on language extension mechanisms, particularly on the …

The capability of UML profiles to serve as annotation mechanism has been recognized in
both industry and research. Today's modeling tools offer profiles specific to platforms, such …

Association is an important relationship that is supported in both UML and entity relationship
database modeling tools. However, there is no language or library support in current object …

In this paper we are trying to clarify, with the aid of some semiotic notions, the confusions
that lie around the widely used terms “analysis model” and “design model” in sofware …