April 2007
Beginner to intermediate
720 pages
20h 14m
English
The act of drawing a diagram does not constitute analysis or design. A diagram simply captures a statement of a system's behavior (for analysis), or the vision and details of an architecture (for design). If you follow the work of any engineer—software, civil, mechanical, chemical, architectural, or whatever—you will soon realize that the one and only place that a system is conceived is in the mind of the designer. As this design unfolds over time, it is often captured on such high-tech media as whiteboards, napkins, and the backs of envelopes [1].
Having a well-defined and expressive notation is important to the process of software development. First, a standard notation makes it possible ...
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