[Tfug] UML packages

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Liz,

I dont know that you have to "learn" Visio, if you are familiar with other  
microsoft tools like word, or excel, "learning" visio should be fairly  
intuitive.
I am assuming that what you are really wondering is, is it worth to learn  
UML.

 From the varying responses already given I think you can surmise that it  
really depends on whether: you need for your job; you want to just lean it  
for its on sake, the environment you find yourself in (ie. academic,  
research, production, corporate, etc); etc.

I think you would have to make that determination on your own, if you do  
decided to go ahead there is the UML bibble:


UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language (3rd  
Edition) (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)

although I like the O'Reilly books better

UML 2.0 in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))
UML 2.0 Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

hope this helps,

Gabe
Code Monkey
Generic Defense Company Inc.


On Jul 28, 2009 11:42am, Liz_Ravenwood at beaerospace.com wrote:

> good point Andy.



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> Claude Rubinson wrote:

> > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 04:17:56PM -0700, Liz_Ravenwood at beaerospace.com
> wrote:

> >> Is it worth it to learn how to use it for professional development?

> >

> > If, like me, you're not driven to learn new technologies then what
> you

> > need to do is examine what your needs are--find out where you're

> > repeating yourself, wasting time, not being as efficient as you could

> > be--and then figure out ways to address that.



> In my particular area of work the field is never standing still for

> long. I like to learn new things, even if they have no direct, obvious


> or immediate application because I will be aware of them when

> encountering future problems, and they may help me solve that problem or


> see it in a different way, a way that I wouldn't have known about.



> I think that learning about new technologies or processes also helps a


> person to continue to be marketable for future employers.



> I've come across situations in the past where I started to look at

> something new that I just decided to investigate and found an immediate


> use for it in my work. If you don't look into something how will you

> know that it could be useful?



> I suspect that the members of this list have a wide range of jobs and

> problems they solve. I don't think there is a one-size-fits-all

> approach. Some may have looked at UML and found it to be useless for

> them. Others may have found it to have unlocked doors to problems.



> Personally I have no experience with UML, except for creating UML-like


> diagrams to describe databases.



> Andy



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