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“If you are a serious user of UML, there is no other book quite like this one. I have been involved with the UML specification process for some time, but I still found myself learning things while reading through this book–especially on the changes and new capabilities that have come with UML.”

–Ed Seidewitz, Chief Architect, IntelliData Technologies Corporation

The latest version of the Unified Modeling Language–UML 2.0–has increased its capabilities as the standard notation for modeling software-intensive systems. Like most standards documents, however, the official UML specification is difficult to read and navigate. In addition, UML 2.0 is far more complex than previous versions, making a thorough reference book more essential than ever.

In this significantly updated and expanded edition of the definitive reference to the standard, James Rumbaugh, Ivar Jacobson, and Grady Booch–the UML’s creators–clearly and completely describe UML concepts, including major revisions to sequence diagrams, activity models, state machines, components, internal structure of classes and components, and profiles. Whether you are capturing requirements, developing software architectures, designing implementations, or trying to understand existing systems, this is the book for you.

Highlights include:

Alphabetical dictionary of articles covering every UML concept
Integrated summary of UML concepts by diagram type
Two-color diagrams with extensive annotations in blue
Thorough coverage of both semantics and notation, separated in each article for easy reference
Further explanations of concepts whose meaning or purpose is obscure in the original specifications
Discussion sections offering usage advice and additional insight into tricky concepts
Notation summary, with references to individual articles
An enhanced online index available on the book’s web site allowing readers to quickly and easily search the entire text for specific topics

The result is an indispensable resource for anyone who needs to understand the inner workings of the industry standard modeling language.

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A definitive description of UML from its original developers
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has rapidly become the standard notation for modeling software-intensive systems. This book provides the definitive description of UML from its original developers--James Rumbaugh, Ivar Jacobson, and Grady Booch. Whether you are capturing requirements, developing a software architecture, designing the implementation, or trying to understand an existing system, this is the book for you.

The majority of the book is a unique alphabetical list of articles covering every aspect of UML in a form convenient for quick reference and detailed study. This format permits full coverage of UML details as well as high-level articles without confusing the reader by constant shifts in level. The first part of the book--a complete summary of UML concepts organized by subject area--provides an introduction to UML for the newcomer as well as entry points into the detailed articles. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

The official dictionary to UML 2.0 18 Jan 2006

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Format:Hardcover

I bought this book while studying a module in Object Oriented Design/Development at University, and I am glad I did.

Let me clear something here, this book is not a user manual to UML, so the reader is expected to be familiar with UML and Object-Oriented technologies.

This book does not teach the reader UML, it describes/defines and explains concepts and technologies in UML 2.0. I may not be wrong at all to call this the official Dictionary to UML 2.0.

I personally had used UML before and was familiar; not an expert by any means but knew my way around.
By consulting this book I was able to precisely choose the correct UML concept and apply it to my rather complex and large system design model.

If I had not consulted this book I would not have been able to craft my design model to the level I did. I am chuffed to bits that I bought it; it helped me so much, although I have not used it much since, its still there when I do need it.

Highly recommend it.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

For the advanced amongst you 19 Mar 2002

You wouldnt expect to learn English from a dictionary, and likewise you should not expect to learn the UML from the reference manual. However once you have the concepts and basic grammer of the UML in your head, the reference manual is the definitive guide to how and when to use everything (well unless you wish to look at the OMG controlled standard, but thats just a little on the large side).

The reference manual is now the only UML text that I ever look at, nothing else covers all the intricacies that I need to know.

Promises to become the standard UML reference book 7 Mar 1999

This book, the second in the Rational Amigos' UML trilogy, promises to become the standard UML reference book for those who don't want to wade through the specification. The authors explain in clear, concise English all of the major semantic and syntactic (notation) constructs. Most of the content is contained in the "Encyclopedia of Terms" chapter, which is liberally illustrated with examples and includes many useful summary tables. This is the reference book that I recommend to colleagues and clients who don't have the time or the inclination to read the metamodel specification. It makes an excellent companion volume to the UML User Guide.