UML 2.0 Pocket Reference: UML Syntax and Usage (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

UML 2.0 Pocket Reference: UML Syntax and Usage (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

<div><p>Globe-trotting travelers have long resorted to handy, pocket-size dictionaries as an aid to communicating across the language barrier. Dan Pilone's <i>UML 2.0 Pocket Reference</i> is just such an aid for on-the-go developers who need to converse in the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Use this book to decipher the many UML diagrams you'll encounter on the path to delivering a modern software system.</p><br /><p>Updated to cover the very latest in UML, you'll find coverage of the following UML 2.0 diagram types:</p><ul><li>Class diagrams</li><li>Component diagrams*</li><li>Sequence diagrams*</li><li>Communication diagrams*</li><li>Timing diagrams*</li><li>Interaction Overview diagrams*</li><li>Package diagrams*</li><li>Deployment diagrams*</li><li>Use case diagrams</li><li>Composite structure diagrams*</li><li>Activity diagrams*</li><li>Statechart diagrams*</li>* New or expanded coverage in this edition</ul><br /><p>Also new in this edition is coverage of UML's Object Constraint Language (OCL). Using OCL, you can specify more narrowly the functionality described in a given diagram by recording limits that are the result of business rules and other factors.</p><br /><p>The <i>UML 2.0 Pocket Reference</i> travels well to meetings and fits nicely into your laptop bag. It's near impossible to memorize all aspects of UML, and with this book along, you won't have to.</p></div>