Microsoft To Support UML
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See, it was supposed to be a great big secret until later
this summer that Microsoft had gone and done a 180 degree turn and adopted the
widgetry.
When asked why Bill jumped the gun, Norman Guadagno, director
of Visual Studio Team System (VSTS), simply said, “Because it’s important,” an
explanation that should make OMG all misty-eyed.
Guadagno said Microsoft is responding to customer demand and
promises that Microsoft’s implementation will be straightforward, with none of
the, um, creativity that Microsoft is famous for around standards.
UML should appear in the Community Preview of VSTS, code
named
Guadagno said UML will give developers, say, a broad
1,000-foot “logical” view and then they can sorta drill down using Microsoft’s
classic special-purpose Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) and Software Factories.
UML, of course, means portability as well as interoperability
and Guadagno claims Microsoft supports both concepts.
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