UML

UML failed so here we have AML (Arbitrary Modeling Language)

UML is a failure. It failed for several reasons. Mainly, it failed because it falls into the cracks between technical people (developers, architects) and...

5 replies - 1545 views - 06/11/09 by nealford in News

Reverse-engineer Source Code into UML Diagrams

I have been on several teams where we studiously designed UML diagrams at the beginning of the project. As the project progressed, and deadlines approached,...

49 replies - 33454 views - 08/22/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Test as a Design Spec

One of a frequently encountered question in enterprise software development is where does the hand off happen from the architect (who design the software) to...

0 replies - 652 views - 06/09/08 by riho in News

Quick Web Sequence Diagrams

Want to create a sequence diagram and don't want to spend more than 5 minutes on it ? In the past when I have used Visio I have spent 20+ minutes tweaking...

6 replies - 9955 views - 03/20/08 by Rob Leland in Tips and Tricks

Code Quality - Why Maintenance And Risk Management Are So Important to Developers

Is a software architect with a strong development background a kind of alien in a group of developers? Sometimes I feel like that when it comes to what I...

2 replies - 3691 views - 02/07/08 by Rainer Eschen in News