<DIV><p>"Since its original introduction in 1997, the Unified Modeling Language has revolutionized software development. Every integrated software development environment in the world--open-source, standards-based, and proprietary--now supports UML and, more importantly, the model-driven approach to software development. This makes learning the newest UML standard, UML 2.0, critical for all software developers--and there isn't a better choice than this clear, step-by-step guide to learning the language."<br></p><p><i>--Richard Mark Soley, Chairman and CEO, OMG</i><br><br></p><p>If you're like most software developers, you're building systems that are increasingly complex. Whether you're creating a desktop application or an enterprise system, complexity is the big hairy monster you must manage.</p><br><br><p>The Unified Modeling Language (UML) helps you manage this complexity. Whether you're looking to use UML as a blueprint language, a sketch tool, or as a programming language, this book will give you the need-to-know information on how to apply UML to your project. While there are plenty of books available that describe UML, <i>Learning UML 2.0</i> will show you how to use it. Topics covered include:</p><br><br><ul><li>Capturing your system's requirements in your model to help you ensure that your designs meet your users' needs</li><br/><br/><li>Modeling the parts of your system and their relationships</li><br/><br/><li>Modeling how the parts of your system work together to meet your system's requirements</li><br/><br/><li>Modeling how your system moves into the real world, capturing how your system will be deployed</li> </ul><br><br><p>Engaging and accessible, this book shows you how to use UML to craft and communicate your project's design. Russ Miles and Kim Hamilton have written a pragmatic introduction to UML based on hard-earned practice, not theory. Regardless of the software process or methodology you use, this book is the one source you need to get up and running with UML 2.0.</p><br><br><p>Russ Miles is a software engineer for General Dynamics UK, where he works with Java and Distributed Systems, although his passion at the moment is Aspect Orientation and, in particular, AspectJ. Kim Hamilton is a senior software engineer at Northrop Grumman, where she's designed and implemented a variety of systems including web applications and distributed systems, with frequent detours into algorithms development.</p></div>