UML Demystified

There?s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects

UML Demystified explains how to read, model, and use UML to create well-structured, stable software products. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.

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Bailed me out,,.
I used UML Demystified as a crash-prep book while studying for the Sun Certified Java Associate. I was dissatisfied with Cameron McKenzie's treatment of UML in his SCJA prep books (which are otherwise excellent books), and at the end of my prep I had to do something to solidify the concepts. As such, I didn't go through the entire book - however, it was an excellent reference for the basics of UML (class representation and relationships was my focus). I ended up scoring fairly well on the UML section of the exam.

For those of us who are toward the beginning of our journey as analysts, this one is a good one to get things rolling.

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It's OK so far
I bought this book with a great deal of anticipation. I'm doing a lot more analysis than development these days, and I thought UML would be a good thing to know. I just finished the second chapter of this book, and I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed. I found two significant errors in the second chapter. Figure 2-12 is incorrect. It's exactely the same as figure 2-11, and does not match the description in the narrative. Also, in the quiz at the end of the first chapter, the first question says `What symbol represents a use case`, and the answer they give is `A stick figure`. The correct answer is an oval with text. A stick figure represents an actor. If these mistakes are in the first chapter, what sort of mistakes will there be later if/when things get more complex?

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UML starting point
Recomemnded as

- The only read, for people wanting to have an understanding of what UML really is. For example, managers who need to grasp the benefit of UML and assess the difficulty of it's use.
- The first read, for people wanting to actually use and implement UML.


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OK UML book
UML is not exactly an easy subject to understand and I don't think this book can `demystify` UML for any beginner.
My biggest complain about this book is that it could be less verbose and more clear.
But it's definitely worth reading.

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Bravo!
Bravo! Bravo! Prometheus has brought UML fire to the forsaken and dank world of UML neophytes. UML Inherently lends itself as an acutely idiomatic abstraction on the science of software engineering, and could be a rather knotty topic to elucidate. Paul has created a dazzling masterpiece for those of us who have been frazzled and bedazzled by attempts to understand the language to any practicable extent. His prose is sufficiently balanced with literary invites and his techno jargon is tamed enough to foster a pleasant reading experience. Now that I have exposed the relevance of this book to me, I will offer a few words on how it might benefit you.

With a desire for more than an a cursory excursion into the study of UML, you might ask yourself these questions: how can this enhance my career? or how can I employ this newfound knowledge? Well, it will prepare you to overshadow the initial daunting feeling you might experience on your first encounter with a UML CASE tool; this type of software engineering tool could enable you to become very productive in a respectable time span, but this feat is achieved only after you have had a profound understanding of the robust and industry-proven design methodology that is inherent in UML--this book will bolster your confidence for that mission.

Again, Bravo!