Read more
* Examples are easy to understand; diagrams aren't overly busy.
* Written in user-friendly style author is known for.
* Condensed, distilled presentation of the UML Superstructure document will get you up to speed with UML 2.0.
List of contents
1 Classes.- 2 Class Relationships.- 3 Class and Object Diagrams.- 4 Use Cases.- 5 Packages.- 6 Events, Actions, and Activities.- 7 State Machines.- 8 Interactions.- 9 Components, Deployment, and Higher-Level Modeling.- 10 Profiles, Templates, and Information Flows.- Appendix Stereotypes.
About the author
Kendall Scott is known in the IT community as the author, coauthor, and supporting author of five UML books, including UML Explained and the acclaimed UML Distilled. He partially makes his living as a UML trainer and mentor of technical and nontechnical students in a variety of industries. His previous experience includes 16 years as a technical writer, with a historical emphasis on turning complicated (and often voluminous) material into easy-to-use manuals and assorted documents for a wide range of readers. Scott is a ACM/IEEE member. He is also the author of The Unified Process Explained, Applying Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML, UML Explained, Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML, and UML Distilled, Second Edition.
Summary
* Examples are easy to understand; diagrams aren’t overly busy.
* Written in user-friendly style author is known for.
* Condensed, distilled presentation of the UML Superstructure document will get you up to speed with UML 2.0.
Additional text
From the reviews:
"This is a book that focuses pretty much on the core elements of UML 2.0. … if you are looking for a fast introduction to the different UML 2.0 constructs then this is a good place to start. The book makes good use of diagrams … . pictures are supplemented with concise text detailing what the diagram is modelling and how it is used. … This kind of material adds value … ." (techbookreport.com, May, 2004)
"This really is a fast track to UML 2.0. It explains the logic of each component of the design method, how to draw diagrams, and what each entity is all about. … this is a fast, efficient and clear way of finding out the details of UML 2.0" (Ian Elliot, Visual Systems Journal, June, 2004)
Report
From the reviews:
"This is a book that focuses pretty much on the core elements of UML 2.0. ... if you are looking for a fast introduction to the different UML 2.0 constructs then this is a good place to start. The book makes good use of diagrams ... . pictures are supplemented with concise text detailing what the diagram is modelling and how it is used. ... This kind of material adds value ... ." (techbookreport.com, May, 2004)
"This really is a fast track to UML 2.0. It explains the logic of each component of the design method, how to draw diagrams, and what each entity is all about. ... this is a fast, efficient and clear way of finding out the details of UML 2.0" (Ian Elliot, Visual Systems Journal, June, 2004)
