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Using UML : Software Engineering With Objects and Components (Paperback)

by Perdita Stevens (Author), Rob Pooley (Author)
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John Salt, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Brunel University, UK

"Someone seems to have telepathically divined just the sort of book I've been looking for." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Updated for UML 1.4, this book is an introduction to the Unified Modeling Language for students learning about object- and component-based software design and development. The goal of the book is to encourage a pragmatic and open-minded approach to real-life software engineering. It places UML in the context of the software engineering discipline as a whole, providing students with a practical understanding of good practice in software design and development. The authors present a broad view of the subject area, enabling students to see for themselves how different practices may be appropriate for different situations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books of my library, 23 Jun 2004
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This review is from: Using UML: Software Engineering with Objects and Components (Object Technology Series) (Paperback)
The best book I've ever read on UML and I've seen a few ones: clear, understandable, distinguishing the most and least important concepts, as short as possible. The authors have been there, they look thoroughly the semantics of each concept introduced. I used "Using UML" to prepare very good slides on UML. It has been recommended to me by a Dutch university teacher and I realised that the book was used in lots of universities in the world. I can't thank him enough. A must read. I hope the authors will update it quickly on UML 2.0 ...
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Suffocatingly dull presentation., 18 Feb 2003
I was wary of the 'average' reviews for this book, but it was recommended for a course module so...mistake! In the inept hands of these authors UML becomes 'Unremittingly Dull Language' - they plough into the field with no adequate ground-laying or overview, no concept of how the reader absorbs ideas, and definitely no humour! These are not people you'd want at your house party.
The language is wooly, unneccesarily confusing and inspires such boredom that you just don't care what they're saying - there must be a better book than this!?
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4.0 out of 5 stars Clear introductory account for the student, 6 May 1999
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This review is from: Using UML: Software Engineering with Objects and Components (Object Technology Series) (Paperback)
As an IT student on a MSc course that is now quite focussed on OOP and teaches UML, I found this clear and comprehensive. One criticism is the Open University-style in-text questions which irritate as they disrupt the reading. Also it is annoying that the Java impementations of the examples are not available to students. Finally, the book should have been sub-edited and produced more professionally. The amateur dtp shows through.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Fairly good but lacking in some areas
The first part of the book is geared up towards the student talking about bread-and-butter things like component design, OO concepts etc, this is ok but you won't read it... Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good introductry material to learn UML
The original edition of the book was based on the UML 1.1 standard. The Object Management Group's UML Revision Task Force was charged with updating the language to deal with bugs... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars If you want to learn UML, buy a different book!
As a software engineering student, I purchased this book to complete some of my final year assignments. Read more
Published on 24 Jul 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Student oriented, not just UML but covers it's basics
Very student focused and covers allot of general software engineering principles of good practice. Oriented towards software engineering as a discipline using UML to complement... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars I had to endure this book as part of my OU study.
This is probably one of the worst written computing books I have ever read. It is disjointed, poorly structured and unwieldy. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Concise and well-presented
I would have given four stars were it not for the apology at the start of the book for the American spelling. Read more
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