Unified Modelling Languge (UML)- Complete Guide

Unified Modelling Languge (UML)- Complete Guide

UML is a standard language for specifying, visualizing, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of software systems.UML was created by the Object Management Group (OMG) and UML 1.0 specification draft was proposed to the OMG in January 1997.OMG is continuously making efforts to create a truly industry standard.

UML stands for Unified Modeling Language.UML is different from the other common programming languages such as C++, Java, COBOL, etc.UML is a pictorial language used to make software blueprints.UML can be described as a general purpose visual modeling language to visualize, specify, construct, and document software system.

Although UML is generally used to model software systems, it is not limited within this boundary. It is also used to model non-software systems as well. For example, the process flow in a manufacturing unit, etc.UML is not a programming language but tools can be used to generate code in various languages using UML diagrams. UML has a direct relation with object oriented analysis and design. After some standardization, UML has become an OMG standard.

The topics that you will find in this application are as follows: building blocks related information, architecture related information, modeling types related information, basic notations related information, standard diagrams related information, class diagram related information, object diagram related information, component diagram related information, deployment diagram related information, use case diagram related information, interaction diagram, state chart diagram related information, activity diagram related information.

A picture is worth a thousand words, this idiom absolutely fits describing UML. Object-oriented concepts were introduced much earlier than UML. At that point of time, there were no standard methodologies to organize and consolidate the object-oriented development. It was then that UML came into picture. There are a number of goals for developing UML but the most important is to define some general purpose modeling language, which all modelers can use and it also needs to be made simple to understand and use.

UML diagrams are not only made for developers but also for business users, common people, and anybody interested to understand the system. The system can be a software or non-software system. Thus it must be clear that UML is not a development method rather it accompanies with processes to make it a successful system.In conclusion, the goal of UML can be defined as a simple modeling mechanism to model all possible practical systems in today’s complex environment.

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