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More than 300,000 developers have benefited from past editions of UML Distilled . This third edition is the best resource for quick, no-nonsense insights into understanding and using UML 2.0 and prior versions of the UML.

Some readers will want to quickly get up to speed with the UML 2.0 and learn the essentials of the UML. Others will use this book as a handy, quick reference to the most common parts of the UML. The author delivers on both of these promises in a short, concise, and focused presentation.

This book describes all the major UML diagram types, what they're used for, and the basic notation involved in creating and deciphering them. These diagrams include class, sequence, object, package, deployment, use case, state machine, activity, communication, composite structure, component, interaction overview, and timing diagrams. The examples are clear and the explanations cut to the fundamental design logic. Includes a quick reference to the most useful parts of the UML notation and a useful summary of diagram types that were added to the UML 2.0.

If you are like most developers, you don't have time to keep up with all the new innovations in software engineering. This new edition of Fowler's classic work gets you acquainted with some of the best thinking about efficient object-oriented software design using the UML--in a convenient format that will be essential to anyone who designs software professionally.

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Would you like to understand the most important elements of Class diagrams? (See page 35.)
Do you want to see the new UML 2.0 interaction frame notation for adding control flow to sequence diagrams (see page 58) and the unofficial notation that many prefer? (See page 60.)
Do you want to know what changes have been made to all versions of the UML? (See page 151.)
Do you want a quick reference to the most useful parts of the UML notation? (See the inside covers.)
Do you want to find out what diagram types were added to the UML 2.0 without wading through the spec? (See page 11.)

More than 300,000 developers have benefited from past editions of UML Distilled. This third edition is the best resource for quick, no-nonsense insights into understanding and using UML 2.0 and prior versions of the UML.

Some readers will want to quickly get up to speed with the UML 2.0 and learn the essentials of the UML. Others will use this book as a handy, quick reference to the most common parts of the UML. The author delivers on both of these promises in a short, concise, and focused presentation.

This book describes all the major UML diagram types, what they're used for, and the basic notation involved in creating and deciphering them. These diagrams include class, sequence, object, package, deployment, use case, state machine, activity, communication, composite structure, component, interaction overview, and timing diagrams. The examples are clear and the explanations cut to the fundamental design logic.

If you are like most developers, you don't have time to keep up with all the new innovations in software engineering. This new edition of Fowler's classic work gets you acquainted with some of the best thinking about efficient object-oriented software design using the UML--in a convenient format that will be essential to anyone who designs software professionally.

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Martin Fowler is an independent consultant who has applied objects to pressing business problems for more than a decade. He has consulted on systems in fields such as health care, financial trading, and corporate finance. His clients include Chrysler, Citibank, UK National Health Service, Andersen Consulting, and Netscape Communications. In addition, Fowler is a regular speaker on objects, the Unified Modeling Language, and patterns.

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If you would like to get a better grasp on doing some high-level software design, UML Distilled turns out to be a much better book than I had anticipated. I expected a dry tutorial of the UML notation, but it is thankfully much more than this. UML Distilled (3rd Ed.) does indeed cover the UML 2.0 notation, but while you are learning one of the most flexible and widely accepted ways to represent a design graphically, you will learn something far more important: the types of things you MIGHT WANT to represent and design. This aspect of how to design is far more of a sticking point than learning a notation, and we can be grateful that Fowler has managed to get the more important issues regarding how to go about designing a project while simultaneously telling us all we NEED to know (but not everything) about the UML 2.0 specification.

With Fowler making comments such as, "Fortunately, if you get it wrong, only serious UML weenies will notice -- or care", we get the feeling that while Fowler knows his subject and appreciates the UML notation, he also realizes that there are more important things than perfect diagrams to worry about when designing and building software. Fowler skips long-winded explanations by telling you where you can get more detailed explanations of certain topics and replaces sections that would normally be filled with unnecessary justifications for the notation with alternative approaches and personal experience. Quite often, these sections result in Fowler admitting that he finds certain aspects of the notation unnecessary or cumbersome, and almost always lightens the text, making it very readable.

This book is great for anyone needing a solid introduction to UML or basic software engineering principles. It is also short, which is a relief to anyone used to trudging through most technical tomes. Most people could easily get through this book in a weekend, and confidently put "familiar with UML" on their resume.

My only complaint with this book is that some parts of the notation are discussed without providing much of a hint on exactly *where* on a diagram you would place it. This information is available elsewhere (and most likely not particularly important in Fowler's opinion), and it aids in the book's brevity and the readability of the diagrams, so I can't really fault the author for not including it. These omissions and the occasional requirement for the reader to fill in the blanks don't quite warrant the loss of a star. The book provides exactly what it claims -- "a brief guide" to UML -- and also manages to act as an excellent quick reference for basic concepts.

In short, UML Distilled is an excellent addition to any software developer's library, and a must have for anyone involved in a serious software design process. Definitely pick up the 3rd edition if you have a choice, and check out the author's recommendations for finding more specific and detailed information when you need it.

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A good and brief guide to UML

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As the front page subtitle states, this is a brief guide to the UML. It is also a good one.

The first chapter is an introduction to UML, including some short history on the language. The second chapter covers the Development Process with a quick overview of a couple of them - i.e. Agile, RUP, ...- followed by some guidance on choosing the right one.

The following chapters cover the main UML diagrams, respectively, the Class, Sequence, Object, Package, Deployment, Use Case, State Machine, Activity, Communication, Composite Structure, Component, Collaboration, Interaction Overview and Timing Diagrams. At the end, there is an appendix that summarizes the changes between UML versions.

Not all of the diagrams get in-depth coverage. Whereas Class Diagrams get the most attention of the author with two chapters specifically dedicated to them, Object, Deployment, Communication, Composite Structures, Component, Collaboration, Interaction Overview and Timing Diagrams get only a few pages, between two and four. Some of them are just limited to the sample diagrams that illustrate the chapter, with no or little text to support them. Rather than a shortcoming, this seems to be ensuing from the author's willingness to have the book limited to a few pages - 150 exactly, without the appendix -, covering what he considers to be essential.

As such, this book is no replacement for the three classic UML books, i.e. the User's Guide, the Reference Manual and the Unified Process of the Booch/Jacobson/Rumbaugh Object Technology Series that the reader, in my opinion, will anyway have to go through until he/she gains sufficient working proficiency with the language. If the reader's intention is so, he/she'll be better inspired reading "UML Distilled" after, or better, in parallel with the User's Guide, diagram after diagram and have a look at the Reference Manual on selected dictionary terms, as necessary. The Unified Process book can be read independently.

This is not a book an OOA/OOD. As prerequisite, the reader is expected to be comfortable enough with OO concepts such as Class, Object, Relationship, Aggregation, Composition, Inheritance, etc. Although not required, working proficiency with a former OO modeling method - e.g. Fusion, in my case - will help.

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I was introduced to programming with Kernighan and Ritchie's C book. I loved reading that book. It's a classic because it's so concise, easy to read, and practical. A lot of my interest in the field came from just this one book.

UML Distilled is the OO design analog of K&R C. I tore through this book in about a week. It's actually a fun read which is an extreme rarity for anything computer science related. The author did a good job of cutting the fat off a very fat-rich specification. And I think the author quickly turns design via UML into a collaborative effort and not an automata (MDA? Really?).

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"Didn't follow the spec" Fowler dedicated the first chapter explaining his views on UML's role in the design process. It's bleedingly obvious that he sees UML as a "sketching" tool. If you want an MDA book, go buy one, and good luck.

"Condescending attitude" I didn't get that. I saw a neutral tone throughout. A 10-year fad in IT books is to get cutesy with the material (see the Dummies series). This spills out even to the more serious topics and publishers. There is no cutesy in this book, just fast paced information. Maybe that's mistaken for condescending.

"Couldn't keep up" First, Fowler seems to break his examples up between Java and C#. And his programming examples hold some finer nuances of each. Second, I think OOP and OOD jargon is rich and diverse. Students will get overwhelmed quickly. So I don't think this is the right book to learn OOP. But on the other hand, if you still can't approach this book after a year or two of real world OO programming, something is wrong.

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Bueno pero breve y caro

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El libro está bien pero es muy caro para ser tan breve. Le faltaría un poco más de profundidad.

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Alberto De La Vara

Excelente!

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El resumen más conciso de UML súper práctico. Te enseña lo básico necesario para iniciar a diagramar en UML y es sencillo y practico

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Das erste Mal, als ich auf dieses Buch aufmerksam gemacht wurde, war im November 2002, als ich einen UML-Kurs bei Sun Microsystems besuchte. Mein damaliger Dozent lobte "UML Distilled" über den grünen Klee, und ich kaufte mir die englische Second Edition, gelesen habe ich damals aber nur den Anfang, weil mir das Buch zu langweilig war. Im Sommer 2006 startete ich einen erneuten Versuch. Zuerst las ich die als schlecht übersetzt angepriesene deutsche Übersetzung der Second Edition, dies aber auch nur aus dem Grund, weil die deutsche Version bei meinem Arbeitgeber im Bücherregal stand, und ich wissen wollte, ob die deutsche Übersetzung tatsächlich so schlecht war, wie überall behauptet wird. Ich habe das Buch auf eine Geschäftsreise mitgenommen und mußte sowohl bei der Hin- als auch auf der Rückfahrt ziemlich mit der Müdigkeit kämpfen, als ich "UML konzentriert" gelesen habe, denn es war tatsächlich schlecht übersetzt und langweilig, sehr langweilig. Anschließend las ich nochmal mein englisches Original der Second Edition, was sprachlich zwar wesentlich besser, aber keineswegs aufschlußreicher war. Mittlerweile habe ich mehrere andere Bücher über die UML gelesen und gab Martin Fowlers Standardwerk eine letzte Chance, indem ich mir die Originalversion der Third Edition zugelegt habe. Verstanden habe ich diesmal so ziemlich alles, da ich genügend Background mitbringen konnte, doch so genial, wie das Buch immer bezeichnet wird, finde ich es noch immer nicht. Das Hauptproblem von "UML Distilled" liegt ganz einfach daran, daß der Autor viel zu wenig auf die eigentliche UML-Notation eingeht. Stattdessen erzählt er Anekdoten und präsentiert uns seine persönlichen Erfahrungen mit der UML. Dies ist ohne Frage amüsant zu lesen und teilweise auch sehr lehrreich, aber das nützt einem UML-Einsteiger, wie ich damals einer war, relativ wenig. Wer sich mit der UML nicht auskennt, der findet durch dieses Buch auch keinen adäquaten Einstieg, eben weil das Thema viel zu komplex ist, und Martin Fowler hat sich zu wenig Mühe gegeben, um die Kernpunkte der UML zu erklären. Die Third Edition hat gerade mal 160 Seiten, davon fallen 35 Seiten für zwei einführende Kapitel über die Software-Entwicklung im Allgemeinen weg, die mir in der Second Edition schon auf die Nerven gegangen sind, und die ich in der Third Edition erst gar nicht mehr gelesen habe (wenn ich etwas über die Software-Entwicklung wissen will, greife ich entweder zu Craig Larmans "Applying UML and Patterns" oder zu Steve McConnells "Code Complete"). Zwischendurch gibt es immer wieder Abschnitte über Themen wie Design by Contract oder CRC Cards, was ja ganz interessant sein mag, aber deswegen habe ich mir "UML Distilled" nicht gekauft. Ich habe mir das Buch gekauft, weil ich eine kurze, knappe und auf den Punkt gebrachte Einführung in die UML-Notation haben wollte, aber genau diesen Zweck erfüllt das Buch leider nicht. Stattdessen verliert sich Martin Fowler zu oft in Tipps und Tricks und diversen Vorschlägen, z.B. wann man die UML 2 ignorieren und doch lieber wieder auf die UML 1 zurückgreifen sollte. Einige dieser Tipps sind auch gar nicht mal schlecht, aber das ist für ein UML-Buch trotz allem eindeutig zu wenig. Mit "UML Distilled" kann man sein vorhandenes UML-Wissen erweitern und vertiefen, aber man wird damit keinesfalls als Neuling in die komplexe Welt der UML einsteigen. Aus diesem Grund kann ich "UML Distilled" nur eingeschränkt empfehlen. Wer wirklich eine geniale Einführung in die UML haben möchte, dem sei "UML 2.0 in a Nutshell" von Dan Pilone ans Herz gelegt, denn hier erhält man wirklich eine kurze, leicht verständliche und detaillierte Einführung in die wichtigsten Aspekte der UML 2. Während "UML Distilled" beim Lesen mehr Fragen aufwirft als beantwortet, liefert "UML 2.0 in a Nutshell" fundiertes Wissen, mit dem man sofort arbeiten kann, ohne sich erst lange den Kopf darüber zerbrechen zu müssen, was der Autor mit seinen Worten gemeint haben könnte. Fazit: Obwohl "UML Distilled" von vielen Koryphäen der Software-Entwicklung in den höchsten Tönen gelobt wird, halte ich es schlichtweg für überschätzt. Es ist kein schlechtes Buch, aber es ist inhaltlich einfach zu dünn ausgefallen.

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Introduction.... basique !

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N'attendez pas une référence en la matière. Ce livre offre tout au plus une introduction ; et encore, une introduction sommaire.

Acheté dans le cadre d'un cours à l'Université, de trop nombreux sujets sont absents du sommaire rendant le livre sans intérêt !

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