UML 2003 -- The Unified Modeling Language, Modeling Languages and Applications: 6th International Conference San Francisco, CA, USA, October 20-24, 2003, Proceedings

The past year has been an eventful one for those interested in software modeling. The first major revision of the Unified Modeling Language, UML2.0, is in the process of adoption by the Object Management Group (OMG), and it makes many long—desired additions and improvements to UML. At the same time, it expands what was already a large language. A challenge for both practitioners and researchers is to help smooth the adoption of this new language. Increasingly, attention is being paid to the...