Foreword to the Third Edition

Bruce Douglass' book has only improved with time. The main change, of course, is that it now caters to the new version of the the language, UML 2.0. As with the first edition, this edition too is one of the clearest and most valuable texts for engineers who want to model and specify systems using the UML, especially reactive and real-time ones. Hence, I applaud Bruce for updating the text and presenting to the public another valuable product of his prolific pen (keyboard?...).

Still, I should say a few words about the UML itself, especially relating to the following two passages from the earlier foreword—one a prediction and one an opinion:

The recent wave of popularity that the UML is enjoying will bring with it not ...

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