OOA / xtUML / xUML Report on the Methodology and Tooling
The Shlaer-Mellor Method dates back to the late '80s and early '90s during the heat of the Modeling Wars. xUML and xtUML were born out of the Method as UML notation standardization swept the modeling landscape. Books were written; tools were built and sold; methodology update reports were produced…
Internet Globalization, an Open Source movement and other factors renovated the rigorous and precise modeling and methodology arena. The Method carried on. However, improvements in technique and tooling were documented mostly by de-facto implementations, specific engineering practices and tooling. It is time for an OOA Book.
The OOA Book will pick up where Mellor Balcer and Raistrick et al left off. This book will document the current state of the Method and the state of being of the tooling.