UMLkielillä

UMLkielillä is a programming language developed by the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. It is designed to facilitate the creation and analysis of models described in the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The primary goal of UMLkielillä is to bridge the gap between visual UML models and executable code, enabling developers to move from design to implementation more seamlessly.

The language provides a way to express UML diagrams, such as class diagrams and sequence diagrams, in a textual format. This allows for version control, automated testing, and easier integration with other software development tools. UMLkielillä aims to leverage the expressive power of UML while introducing the benefits of traditional programming languages.

Key features of UMLkielillä include its ability to define the structure of software systems using UML constructs and to specify the behavior of these systems through code-like constructs. It supports features like inheritance, polymorphism, and message passing, which are fundamental to object-oriented programming. The language is intended for use in software engineering education and research, as well as in practical software development scenarios where model-driven engineering is a significant part of the workflow. Its development is ongoing, with a focus on enhancing its capabilities and usability.