Component-based development using UML

• Main Authors: ZHAO, L., SIAU, Keng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2002
• Subjects: Component-based development; UML; CORBA; DCOM; Web services; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9932; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/10932/viewcontent/Component_Based_Development_Using_UML.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Component-based software development (CBD) is a potential breakthrough for software engineering. Unified Modeling Language (UML) can potentially facilitate CBD design and modeling. Although many research projects concentrate on the conceptual interrelation of UML and CBD, few incorporate actual component frameworks into the discussion, which is critical for real-world software system design and modeling. This paper reviews component-based development, including the use of UML for modeling CBD. The paper then discusses the means by which UML extension mechanisms can be used to better support the popular component framework -- CORBA. Two other important component frameworks, DCOM and Web Services, are also discussed.