UML User Guide (Second Edition)

Author: (USA) Booch (Booch, G.) et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: After ten years, UML (Unified Modeling Language) has become the industry standard for visualizing, describing, constructing, and documenting artifacts of software-intensive systems. As the de facto standard modeling language, UML has significantly enhanced communication among project stakeholders and greatly reduced the likelihood of confusion in communication. The UML 2.0 specification further expands the scope and vitality of the UML language. Its rich expressive power allows users to model anything from enterprise information systems and distributed Web-based applications to real-time embedded systems. This book introduces the fundamentals of UML, including its terminology, rules, and language features, as well as how to apply the language to solve complex modeling problems in various application domains. The book provides numerous examples, and this hands-on learning approach helps readers quickly grasp the basic concepts, unique properties, and applications of UML. The second edition retains the comprehensive and example-driven characteristics of the first edition while thoroughly updating the content to align with the UML 2.0 specification. New additions include: A new chapter on components and internal structure, featuring new techniques for constructing encapsulated designs. Updates and additions to required interfaces, collaborations, and UML profiles. Revised and expanded discussions on sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and more. Additional changes introduced by the UML 2.0 specification.