The Elements of UML Style

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by Scott W. Ambler

Cambridge University Press

Due/Published September 2002, 200 pages, paper

ISBN 0521525470

The Elements of UML Style is for all developers who create models using the Unified Modeling Language (UML), especially those in teams where understandability and consistency are critical. Just as Strunk & White's The Elements of Style provides rules of usage for writing using the English language, this text furnishes a set of rules for modeling in the UML. Ambler describes a collection of standards and guidelines for creating effective UML diagrams that are concise and easy to understand. This book provides conventions for: Class diagrams, Use case diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Activity diagrams, State chart diagrams, Collaboration diagrams, Deployment diagrams, and Component diagrams. The Elements of UML Style sets the rules for style that will improve programming productivity.

Contents

1. Introduction; 2. General principles; 3. UML activity diagram; 4. UML class diagram; 5. UML collaboration diagram; 6. UML component diagram; 7. UML deployment diagram; 8. UML sequence diagram; 9. UML state chart diagram; 10. UML use case diagram; 11. Agile modeling for the UML; 12 Summary; Index.