Unified Modeling Language - an Introduction/overview.
Date Submitted: 12/22/2004 09:19:47
In the early 80's and 90's many different methodologies and models were being used for designing software programs, business systems, and database development. A standard was necessary. Booch, Rumbaugh, and Jacobson championed the cause of creating a standardized method for software modeling. In 1997, Booch, Rumbaugh, and Jacobson's Unified Modeling Language was accepted as the defacto standard. Industry leaders like Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and HP accepted UML as the standard (OMG.org)
Unified Modeling Language -
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L is a notation system enabling people to communicate about a model, it is developed from methodologies that also describe the processes in developing and using the model.
References
Booch, Rumbaugh, Jacobson (1998). The Unified Modeling Language Users Guide: Addison Wesley
UML Primer. Retrieved on 7/31/03 from http://www.omg.org/news/pr97/umlprimer.html
Intro to UML Model Types Retrieved on 7/31/03 from http://www.theumlcafe.com/a0031.htm#staticstructure
Fowler, M. (2000). UML Distilled. Addison Wesley Professional
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