Graphical Tools and Language Evolution
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A historical cycle has been observed where the use of graphical tools becomes critical to software development but these tools eventually fall from use as the underlying cause of complexity is resolved through a new programming paradigm. This paper identifies the gaps in today’s programming languages addressed by UML class diagrams, a critical part of software development today. It then proposes language extensions to resolve these gaps and reviews all nine UML diagram types for other areas of possible programming language or paradigm changes.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007