The UML modeler is a powerful new tool, especially when it's backed with a code-generation system.

While I generally stick to Visual Studio Professional Edition features when writing this column, the full UML support is part of a compelling package in the new architect features of Visual Studio ...

UML is available from a number of vendors, and the open-source Eclipse project supports UML with its Model Development Tools (MDT). Most of these model-based tools can be used to generate code ...