Introduction

Topics Covered in This Introduction

What Can You Expect from This Book?

Goals

Style

Who Should Read This Book? Read This Section!

How to Read This Book

UML Coverage

UML Versions

Advanced Topics

Callouts

Paths

What Can You Expect from This Book?

Goals

A better way to answer this question is to tell you first why we wrote this book. After all, a host of UML books are on the bookstore shelves now. So why did we decide to write yet another one?

Over the years, we have spoken with thousands of individuals from hundreds of companies around the world, and we learned from them that the average person involved in software development projects, even if he or she has a technical background, often sees the UML as unapproachable. People view it as ...

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