1. Umplification: Refactoring to Incrementally Add Abstraction to a Program
Timothy C. Lethbridge,
Andrew Forward, Omar Badreddin
University of Ottawa
Lethbridge - WCRE - Umplification - Oct 2010

2. Umple UML Programming Language / Ample
Model-oriented programming
Adds UML abstractions to any OO language
Class and state diagrams
Removes boilerplate code
Allows simultaneous textual and diagrammatic modeling
Eliminates round-tripping
Don’t edit generated code, just embed your custom code
Lethbridge - WCRE - Umplification - Oct 2010

3. Umplification Converting to Umple / Amplification
Incremental reverse engineering
Performed on many systems including Umple itself
Results in simpler and more robust systems
90% reduction in CRUD code
Any Java, PHP, Ruby program can currently be umplified
Other languages coming …
Lethbridge - WCRE - Umplification - Oct 2010