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Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Process, Second Edition
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Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Process, Second Edition

by Craig Larman
July 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
15h 51m
English
Pearson
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11.9. Associations and Implementation

During domain modeling, an association is not a statement about data flows, instance variables, or object connections in a software solution; it is a statement that a relationship is meaningful in a purely conceptual sense—in the real world. Practically speaking, many of these relationships will typically be implemented in software as paths of navigation and visibility (both in the Design Model and Data Model), but their presence in a conceptual (or essential) view of a domain model does not require their implementation.

When creating a domain model, we may define associations that are not necessary during implementation. Conversely, we may discover associations that need to be implemented but were missed ...

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