This article looks at some of the abstractions in a new profile of UML, the RT-Profile, which particularly affects software design for real-time use. Included in the paper are a set of patterns that ...

There’s much hoopla about the upcoming UML 2.0 specification, even though it’s many months away from being released in its final form. Conflicting reports from a number of sources have confused users, ...

Get an overview of design patterns, then use what you've learned to evaluate whether the Composite pattern is a good choice for a particular Java use case Numerous strategies have been devised to ...