I've been having to do java code via a product called togethersoft which is an IDE/UML/XML roundtrip editor (Definately NOT Open Source). As I've learned to hack without any University Enducation I've always laughed at flow charts, but UML is a whole new ball game. It's allowing me to get my code to communicate at a different level as well as teaching me to visualize what I'm working on in a way others think it.
Writing a Perl/UML tool in java would not be the wrong choice. It would be a huge challenge given the 'loose coupling' of Perl OO, but from what I've seen it would bring more legitimacy to Perl as a corporate tool. I'm seeing where Perl and Java could have a symbiotic relationship. Java needs Perl for Application management and distribution, using Java to make a Perl app doesn't seem like too big of a sin *g*.
An interesting side note the togethersoft people use SLASHcode for their community site.
coreolyn 