UML and the Unified Process: practical object-oriented analysis and design [Paperback]

Jim Arlow (Author), Ila Neustadt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201770601 | ISBN-13: 978-0201770605 | Publication Date: December 31, 2001

*This book gives the reader a quick, focused tour through the early stages of the Object Oriented software development process - Analysis & Design. *It introduces and explains the need-to-know concepts and key elements of both UML (Unified Modelling Language) and the Unified Process. *It will get the reader up to speed on successful techniques that he can immediately apply & use - the emphasis is on information that really is useful from the point of view of the OO analyst & designer, and that he can apply right away. *Accompanying web-site: complete worked example to illustrate how techniques learned in the book work in practice; links to other OO A&D resources and a bibliography.

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 This book provides an indispensable guide to the complex process of object-oriented analysis and design using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). It describes how the process of OO analysis and design fits into the software development life cycle, as defined by the Unified Process (UP).  UML and the Unified Process contains a wealth of practical and useful techniques that can be applied immediately. You will learn OO analysis and design techniques, UML syntax and relevant aspects of the UP as you progress through the text. It also provides an accessible, accurate and succinct summary of both UML and UP from the point of view of the OO analyst and designer.  This book provides:l Chapter roadmaps, detailed diagrams and margin notes allowing a rapid overview, enabling you to focus on your needsl Outline summaries for each chapter, making it ideal for revision, and a comprehensive index so that the book can be used as a reference.  The accompanying website provides:l A complete worked example of a simple e-commerce systeml Useful links to Open Source and proprietary software.www.umlandtheunifiedprocess.com  About the authors:Jim Arlow has been programming and designing object-oriented systems since 1990 and during this time he has created object models for companies such as Mannesmann and British Airways. He is a respected OO consultant in Europe and has written and delivered many training courses which are given regularly in London, Frankfurt and Zurich. Jim is a regular speaker at conferences such as Object World and has been an invited speaker at City University and the British Computer Society.  Ila Neustadt has worked in British Airways' IT department for 18 years and during this time has had experience of all parts of the IT development life cycle. She developed BA's data quality methodology and analyzed and formalized the company's approach to developing business and system architectures.Find more information about the Object Technology Series atwww.aw.com/cseng/otseries

About the Author

Jim Arlow is a London-based independent consultant and trainer with over 10 years' experience designing & programming OO systems.  He regularly devises & teaches courses (including  OO A&D, Java Servlets & Server Pages, RMI, EJBs & JDBC to IT professionals) and speaks at conferences internationally.Ila Neustadt has worked in IT for British Airways for over 17 years, on a wide range of projects including work in the strategy department developing architecture training and acting as programme head for the graduate Business Analyst scheme.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201770601
• ISBN-13: 978-0201770605
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,343,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real treasure!, June 2, 2003

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uniq "uniq" (El Dorado Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UML and the Unified Process: practical object-oriented analysis and design (Paperback)

I stumbled on this book at Borders while browsing through a dozen or so
books on the OOA&D, RUP, and the UML. I am not a novice: I have studied the
field and worked in OOA&D for over a decade. I immediately felt that
this book is a treasure: it is the best overview of the OOA&D, RUP, and UML that I have ever read.

While many practitioners have their reasons to favor one approach over
another (RUP, Agile, XP, etc.), this book does not project any bias and
contains the most clear and simple explanation of RUP, its phases, work
flows, and the UML. Its language is enjoyable, the examples are just right
to illustrate the points of discussions. It is not an in depth volume, but
it is thorough enough to teach you about the most important flows and
artifacts, and how to interpret and use them.

If you are tired of reading books filled with vague, useless, and boring
definitions -- try this one. You will not be disappointed.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very well layed out, May 12, 2002

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Mr. Lachlan James (Werrington Downs, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UML and the Unified Process: practical object-oriented analysis and design (Paperback)

This is the first book I have read on this subject. I read various articles I found on the internet that explained the syntax of UML but none of those resources explained how to use it. This is exactly what this book does.

I think what I like most about this book is the way it is set out. The way they have used their numbering system makes it easy to reference back to previous sections of the book. Each chapter ends with a 'what we have learnt' section that is also numbered the same way. Before each chapter starts they provide a uml activity diagram to map out the chapter which I thought was pretty cool.

The book starts out by explaining what UML is and what the UP is, I found the explanations very clear. After that it goes through the steps in UP and explains how to apply UML while going through the unified process.

It covers a lot of information, and the examples are very valuable (they are examples that explain concepts well rather than hard to understand useless examples).

I can't really find any faults in this book I read it from start to finish and enjoyed it. I would like to have seen some more real life examples at the end. There is a sample eCommerce UML model at the end which is good but some more of that would have been good (I find I learn a lot that way).

I won't be needing another book on this subject.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, Excellent OOAD Guide, March 3, 2002

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B. K. Lau (Arlington, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UML and the Unified Process: practical object-oriented analysis and design (Paperback)

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I have read "UML Distilled" by Martin Fowler,"UML User Guide" by Graddy Brooch, etl, etc but this book cut to the chase by presenting the essentials of UML and RUP very succintly. The authors do not use any bombastic, academic or philosophical tone but down to earth explantions that any one can understand. I like the section of use case which explains what an <<extends>> vs <<includes>> stereoptypes are for use cases. The authors also include an example Web OOAD at www.umlandtheunifiedprocess.com

I recommend this book to anyone who is lost in the woods of UML and/RUP and needs to get some work done.
Kudos to Dr. Jim Arlow and Ila Neustadt. I look forward to their next book: Literate UML