UML in Practice : The Art of Modeling Software Systems Demonstrated Through Worked Examples and Solutions

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Summary: An interesting new approach!
Review: A very interesting approach to learn UML: to follow the thoughts of an expert explaining the pros and cons of various mofeling solutions. Very deep coverage of use cases, class and state diagrams. The part on OO design is fully compliant with Larman's OOAD approach. A must!!!

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Summary: Masterful
Review: Several years ago I read a book called the Dancing Wu Li Masters in which the author concluded that what sets masters apart is that they teach the essence of a subject. By that standard Roques is truly a UML master. UML in Practice leads the reader through a number of case studies from the initial conceptual models, through functional, static and dynamic models to the resulting application design. Along the way Roques provides highly useful insights, best practices and formal patterns.
UML in Practice was originally published in French and appears to have been translated by the author himself. While the translation is less than perfect (and there are a few incomprehensible sentences), on the whole the quirkiness of the language adds a bit of levity to the book.

Rating:
Summary: Masterful
Review: Several years ago I read a book called the Dancing Wu Li Masters in which the author concluded that what sets masters apart is that they teach the essence of a subject. By that standard Roques is truly a UML master. UML in Practice leads the reader through a number of case studies from the initial conceptual models, through functional, static and dynamic models to the resulting application design. Along the way Roques provides highly useful insights, best practices and formal patterns.
UML in Practice was originally published in French and appears to have been translated by the author himself. While the translation is less than perfect (and there are a few incomprehensible sentences), on the whole the quirkiness of the language adds a bit of levity to the book.