Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

7-2013

Abstract

Unified Modeling Language (UML) is adopted by the Object Management Group as a standardized general-purpose modeling language for object-oriented software engineering. Despite its status as a standard, UML is still in a development stage and many studies have highlighted its weaknesses and challenges - including those related to human factor issues. Further, UML has grown considerably more complex since its inception. This paper traces the history of Unified Modeling Language (UML) from its formation to its current state and discusses the current state of the UML language. The paper first introduces UML and its various diagrams, and discusses its characteristics and features. The paper then looks at UML's strengths, challenges, and possible future development. The human factor issues with using UML are discussed and elaborated. Potential research questions related to UML are also highlighted.

Keywords

Unified Modeling Language, Human Factors, Systems Analysis and Design, Object Orientation

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Programming Languages and Compilers

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Areas of Excellence

Digital transformation

Publication

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference, HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, USA, July 21-26

First Page

295

Last Page

304

ISBN

9783642392085

Identifier

10.1007/978-3-642-39209-2_34

Publisher

Springer

City or Country

Cham

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39209-2_34

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