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UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, Third Edition

by Martin Fowler

September 2003

Intermediate to advanced

208 pages

4h 15m

English

Addison-Wesley Professional

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Dedication
Why Bother with the UML?Structure of the BookChanges for the Third EditionAcknowledgments
What Is the UML?Ways of Using the UMLHow We Got to the UMLNotations and Meta-ModelsUML DiagramsWhat Is Legal UML?The Meaning of UMLUML Is Not EnoughWhere to Start with the UMLWhere to Find Out More

Iterative and Waterfall ProcessesPredictive and Adaptive PlanningAgile ProcessesRational Unified ProcessFitting a Process to a ProjectFitting the UML into a ProcessRequirements AnalysisDesignDocumentationUnderstanding Legacy CodeChoosing a Development ProcessWhere to Find Out More
PropertiesAttributesAssociationsMultiplicityProgramming Interpretation of PropertiesBidirectional AssociationsOperationsGeneralizationNotes and CommentsDependencyConstraint RulesWhen to Use Class DiagramsWhere to Find Out More
Creating and Deleting ParticipantsLoops, Conditionals, and the LikeSynchronous and Asynchronous CallsWhen to Use Sequence Diagrams
KeywordsResponsibilitiesStatic Operations and AttributesAggregation and CompositionDerived PropertiesInterfaces and Abstract ClassesRead-Only and FrozenReference Objects and Value ObjectsQualified AssociationsClassification and GeneralizationMultiple and Dynamic ClassificationAssociation ClassTemplate (Parameterized) ClassEnumerationsActive ClassVisibilityMessages
When to Use Object Diagrams
Packages and DependenciesPackage AspectsImplementing PackagesWhen to Use Package DiagramsWhere to Find Out More
When to Use Deployment Diagrams
Content of a Use CaseUse Case DiagramsLevels of Use CasesUse Cases and Features (or Stories)When to Use Use CasesWhere to Find Out More
Internal ActivitiesActivity StatesSuperstatesConcurrent StatesImplementing State DiagramsWhen to Use State DiagramsWhere to Find Out More
Decomposing an ActionPartitionsSignalsTokensFlows and EdgesPins and TransformationsExpansion RegionsFlow FinalJoin SpecificationsAnd There’s MoreWhen to Use Activity DiagramsWhere to Find Out More
When to Use Communication Diagrams
When to Use Composite Structures
When to Use Component Diagrams
When to Use Collaborations
When to Use Interaction Overview Diagrams
When to Use Timing Diagrams
Revisions to the UMLChanges in UML DistilledChanges from UML 1.0 to 1.1Type and Implementation ClassComplete and Incomplete Discriminator ConstraintsCompositionImmutability and FrozenReturns on Sequence DiagramsUse of the Term “Role”Changes from UML 1.2 (and 1.1) to 1.3 (and 1.5)Use CasesActivity DiagramsChanges from UML 1.3 to 1.4Changes from UML 1.4. to 1.5From UML 1.x to UML 2.0Class Diagrams: The Essentials (Chapter 3)Sequence Diagrams (Chapter 4)Class Diagrams: Concepts (Chapter 5)State Machine Diagrams (Chapter 10)Activity Diagrams (Chapter 11)

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Praise for UML Distilled

	“UML Distilled remains the best introduction to UML notation. Martin’s agile and pragmatic approach hits the sweet spot, and I wholeheartedly recommend it!”
	--Craig LarmanAuthor of Applying UML and Patterns

	“Fowler cuts through the complexity of UML to get users started quickly.”
	--Jim RumbaughAuthor and originator of UML

	“Martin Fowler’s UML Distilled is an excellent way to get started with UML. In fact for most users, UML Distilled contains all you need to apply UML successfully. As Martin points out, UML can be used in many ways, but the most common is as a widely recognized notation for sketching designs. This book does an excellent job of distilling the essence of UML. Highly recommended.”
	--Steve CookSoftware ...

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