UML Resources

• The ultimate references can be found with the Object Management Group (OMG) on its UML Resource Page.
• Rational Software has a variety of information in its UML Resource Center.
• The Three Amigos have ``digested'' the UML into their standard Reference [1] and User Guide [2].
• Meilir Page-Jones' book [3] describes what it means to be Object-Oriented, the basics of UML syntax, as well as what makes a ``good'' design.
• Stevens' book [4] is currently one of the best introductions to Software Engineering with the UML.
• Fowler's book [5] is probably the best first introduction to the UML.
• O'Reilly has a UML reference in their Nutshell series [6].
• There are many domain-specific UML books such as Douglass' [7] focused on Real-Time systems design.
• Larman's book [8] makes the link between the UML and Design Patterns.
• The Gang of Four's seminal book [9] introduces the basic Design Patterns every software engineer should know.

References

[1]

James Rumbaugh, Ivar Jacobson, and Grady Booch. The Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual. Object Technology Series. Addison-Wesley, 1999.

[2]

Grady Booch, James Rumbaugh, and Ivar Jacobson. The Unified Modeling Language User Guide. Object Technology Series. Addison-Wesley, 2000.

[3]

Meilir Page-Jones. Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in UML. Object Technology Series. Addison-Wesley, 2000.

[4]

Perdita Stevens and Rob Pooley. Using UML. Software Engineering with Objects and Components. Addison-Wesley, 2000.

[5]

Martin Fowler. UML Distilled, Applying the Standard Object Modeling Language. Object Technology Series. Addison-Wesley, 1997.

[6]

Sinan Si Alhir. UML in a nutshell, A Desktop Quick Reference. O'Reilly & Associates, first edition, 1998.

[7]

Bruce Powel Douglass. Doing Hard Time: Developing Real-Time Systems with UML, Objects, Frameworks, and Patterns. Addison-Wesley, 1999.

[8]

Craig Larman. Applying UML and Patterns. An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Process. Prentice Hall, second edition, 2002.

[9]

Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides. Design Patterns, Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Professional Computing Series. Addison-Wesley, 1995.