Building Web Applications with UML (The Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series) (Paperback)

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The Universal Modeling Language (UML) is a flexible and comprehensive way to design and diagram any software development project. Building Web Applications with UML covers the Web Application Extension (WAE) for UML and includes enough background information about Web applications to ease traditional software analysts and designers into the world of the Web.

Author Jim Conallen divides the text into two logical parts: the first is dedicated to explaining the various Web application architectures out there, the second to the process of modeling such systems with UML. The first chapter concisely explains the basics of the standard elements of the Web such as HTML, HTTP, forms, frames, and session management. Subsequent chapters provide an excellent overview to server-side and client-side functionality, delving into key technologies such as Active Server Pages (ASP), Java applets, and XML.

The remainder of the book is devoted to defining the requirements, architecture, and design elements of Web applications using UML. The reader will learn about Use Cases, apply analysis, and represent Web applications with the distinctive graphical elements of UML. A sample ASP application is used to illustrate the concepts. This material may be a level of abstraction above the working coder but is excellent for project managers and system architects. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: Browser/Server interactions, Web page design elements, session management, dynamic client and server languages, Web security, model design, use cases, requirement specifications, analysis, sequence diagrams, and class diagrams.

Product Description

Provides a guide to building robust, scalable, and feature-rich Web applications using proven objectoriented techniques. Written for the project manager, architect, analyst, designer, and programmer of Web applications. Examines the unique aspects of modeling Web applications with the Web Application Extension for the UML. DLC: Web site development.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman; 1st edition (December 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201615770
• ISBN-13: 978-0201615777
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,149,161 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for Beginner - Not much new for the experienced., March 20, 2000

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I really don't like giving this book only three stars but it just doesn't deliver much useful information for experienced developers. It is an easy read and it's explanation of a UML notation for the Web is interesting but it is only a very small part of the book - a whitepaper on the subject would have been more than adequate. The first half of the book gives a good but rudimentary overview of Web application development. If you are new to Web development then you will find this section useful. The second half of the book also gives a good but very simplistic overview of the object-oriented development process. Once again, if you want a nice high level overview of the process then this section is good too. However, I think most people buying this book are going to be looking for more detailed information than this book delivers. Maybe Addison Wesley needs to have a "Beginner" and "Professional" series like Wrox Press does.

47 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great UML Book, January 17, 2000

By	Craig Olague (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews

If you use UML for designing web sites this book is a must have. The book covers everything from beginner to advanced for UML web development. This book is built for the hardcore designer and will really make you think about the way that you design. The book has lots of examples and comes with a reference guide to boot. It has a home on my bookshelf.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for UML professionals (not enough meat), February 9, 2001

By	Daniel Duffy (Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This book is not bad as books go. It is a good introduction for beginners but if you want to write real Web applications you will have to look somewhere else (at least this is what I would have to do) My main criticisms and suggestions for improvement are:

1) better explanation of boundary, entity and control objects 2) nowhere is there a mention of statecharts (essential for this kind of application area?) 3) Using packages to suggest that they are the same as architecture is not 100% kosher in my opinion (see page 108) 4) There are other ways to define a logical model for applications than the usual layered model (see again pages 107-108). For example, the SELECT method uses service-based models that are more robust an closure to the real business model. The layers model will be difficult to scale and I am not sure if it is really robust as suggested in the book's cover.

As a buyer, I got carried away by the words 'Web' and 'UML' in the book's title.