Martin Robert C. UML Tutorial: Part 1 - Class Diagrams

7 p.«My next several columns will be a running tutorial of UML. The 1.0 version of UML was released on the 13th of January, 1997. The 1.1 release should be out before the end of the year. This column will track the progress of UML and present the issues that the three amigos (Grady Booch, Jim Rumbaugh, and Ivar Jacobson) are dealing with.
UML stands for Unified Modeling Language. It represents a unification of the concepts and notations presented by the three amigos in their respective books. The goal is for UML to become a common language for creating models of object oriented computer software.
In its current form UML is comprised of two major components: a Meta-model and a notation. In the future, some form of method or process may also be added to; or associated with, UML…»