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 ...

Most UML 1.x models are valid in UML 2.0 However, UML 2.0 has a number of significant, if incremental, improvements for architectural modeling. These include structured classes, elaborated interfaces ...

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 ...