UML 2 For Dummies

Once upon a time, long long ago, I was introduced to UML as a concept. Since I had no immediate need for it, I stored the idea of a Unified Modeling Language somewhere deep in my memory. Years of programming later, after I had retired, I started planning some "projects" that I thought would be interesting to do. As I started outlining some requirements, a thought bubbled up from those deep recesses of the mind and I heard my self thinking... "Wait a minute, I remember something about a way of documenting these ideas from years ago." I recalled it was UML and when I went to Amazon.com to look for offerings, I found a backdated version of UML -2 (Current standard is UML-5) that was cheap and available. I bought a Kindle version as well as the hard-copy just to have flexibility in studying. UML 2 for dummies is awesome. It presented information in an order that was easily remembered and refreshed my prior learning. From explaining the "guru" terminology through diagramming and Object-Oriented concepts to code generation, this book explained it all. As far as I am concerned, it was a very good buy and I don't have any regrets in having spent the money and time. (Oh, yes, I did apply what I learned and got my 'projects' up and running with little or no logic errors!)

This book is exactly as advertised. It's a great place to get a pretty good overview of UML. It is relatively easy to read with examples that are easy to follow and are used repeatedly throughout the book. The first five parts of the book cover Objects, Use Cases, Sequenece Diagrams, State Diagrams, etc. and I thought that was pretty good. Part 6 was called Modeling the System's Architecture which I found less usefull. The final section covers modeling tools, common mistakes and other references.This book is not a complete reference but I think it is a good place to get started before jumping into a deeper exploration of UML. One thing I find lacking in the few books I have looked at is there is no notation summary, and this book is no exception.I especially liked the "go to code" descriptions which described how you can take the model and implement the solution in software. There were a few of these. More would even be better. This book is not language specific, but I think some C++ or Java experience will help.Overall I think it put me in a good position to pick up a more advanced text which is what I was after. If that is your goal I would recommend this book.

This review is for the kindle version only. Overall, I thought that the book was great but there are some serve limitation of the book on the kindle version, namely viewing the diagrams. There are a lot of important diagrams in the book that a reader needs to see to understand the UML process and they are all very difficult to view. In most cases, part of the diagram is cut off.I have viewed the ebook via my paperwhite, kindle for pc and kindle for iphone; they all have the same problems. I have changed the font size but will little impact. In the paperwhite, you can tap to move around the diagram but this is not an ideal solution. In kindle for PC, this is not an option which means that there is no way to view the whole diagram.The book itself is well paced for a beginner.As this book is primarily about diagrams, viewing these diagrams is of primary importance. I wish someone had thought about diagram resolution and formatting when this was converted to the kindle version.

Typical "for dummies" format, which is fine. This was actually a textbook for a graduate course I took.It's not something I want to have displayed on my desk at work.All these "design" tools are more art than science, and this book doesn't help you to "get there." It discusses 'the mechanics' for lack of a better word, but won't make you a "designer" or an "architect."

I tried to learn directly from the UML official documentation but it was to dense for me. I think - I haven't end reading yet - it will provide me with enough information to generate my software model analysis and design documentation.

clear concise good teacher

Great value for a used book! The book was in good shape, with some yellowing of the pages. As with all "Dummies" books, the material is broken down into concise, easy to follow chapters, perfect for someone needy a quick overview of the material, or a brush up.

If you don't know a thing abut UML2 and would like to jump start the learning process this book is for you. Quick to access, easy to comprehend even when the material becomes rather complicated. I would recommend this book to anyone who would seriously like to learn more about UML2

With the "Dummies" seiries, you pretty much know what you will get. They have a basic format which they follow for all tropics and this is a proven way of getting key information across in a way that can help people learn and understand the specific material. In this case, it's Unified Modelling Language; which unless you are a programmer will probably mean very little.UML is way a to develop a means to describe a process or function so that a programmer can determine how to approach the job of creating the specific program or function to carry out the process. It's supposed to work what ever programming or scripting language is used and so make the task of programming it easier.The book itself does do a reasonably good job, but it does seem that it would help if you had already undertaken some work with UML first; I don't believe that it's suitable for a complete newcomer. However, although it does cover the overall topic well, there are a number of areas where it doesn't really do enough.I wouldn't use it as a reference, it's just too light weight for that. But it could be used as part of an introduction; although I suspect any serious programmer would want to find some more in depth material fairly quickly.

Book is good. Buy it from somewhere else. Don't waste your time on Amazon due to serious packing quality issues.

A fellow contractor recommended this as a self-teaching guide to UML. It gives a clear guide to the use of the various types of diagram and would serve as a quick introduction to object orientated development for those unfamiliar with it.

Average explanation on the subject of UML2. Eugene

Not exhaustive but very useful as a guide