In the 1960's we learned how to compile assembly language into machine language. Twenty years later, we learned how to do the same for high-level languages such as C. Now it is time to compile models ...

In our third installment on UML we'll show you how to use sequence diagrams as a tool in your application development and an understanding of object interaction.

UML is used as a representation of the Java programming language. Using sample class and sequence diagrams, you can see how UML conveys unambiguous code-mapping information to developers.