Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2000 and UML | Date: 27 April 2011, 12:51
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New revised edition. Comprehensive introduction and tutorial with guidance on how to use a tool (Rational Rose 2000) and a language (the UML) to successfully visualize, specify, document, and construct a software system. Softcover. DLC: Visual programming (Computer science)
From the Inside Flap
Goals
Two years ago, when I set out to write the first version of this book, I thought, "This should be pretty easy . . . I do this for a living." Boy, was I wrong! Putting into words what I do on a daily basis was one of the hardest things I have ever done (all right, childbirth was more painful, but not by much). But I persevered, spent many, many nights and weekends in front of my computer, and gave birth to Visual Modeling with Rational Rose and UML. I must admit that the first time I saw my book on the bookshelf at a local bookstore, I was thrilled. I also found out that you need to have very thick skin to read book reviews. My book is unique since people seem to love it (5 stars) or they are less than impressed with it (1 star). For some reason, I rarely get a rating in between.
As I write the second version of my book, I would like to address the two camps of reviewers. First of all, to the people who love it, I thank you. It is really nice to have someone say "Good job, I really learned from your book." When I was giving a seminar in New York a gentleman came up to me, holding my book, and said, "Thank you, this book has been a lifesaver." That made my day; in fact, I think it made my week. These people have truly understood the goal of my book: to be a simple introduction to the world of visual modeling.
Now for the people who have been less than impressed: You will probably not like this version either. I say this since the goal of the book has not changed. It is not a complete guide to the UML (these books have been written by Grady and Jim and I am not even going to attempt to compete with the definitive experts). It is not a complete guide to the Rational Unified Process (these books have been written, quite nicely, by Philippe and Ivar). It is not even a good book on C++ (in fact, I usually tell people that I no longer write code for a living, and there is a very good reason that I don't). As I stated, this book is meant to take a simple, first look at how a process, a language, and a tool may be used to create a blueprint of your system. Approach
This book takes a practical approach to teaching visual modeling techniques and the UML. It uses a case study to show the analysis and design of an application. The application is a course registration system for a university. This problem domain was chosen because it is understood easily and is not specific to any field of computer science. You can concentrate on the specifics of modeling the domain rather than investing time in understanding an unfamiliar problem domain.
The problem is treated seriously enough to give you practical exercise with visual modeling techniques and the feeling for solving a real problem, without being so realistic that you are bogged down in details. Thus many interesting and perhaps necessary requirements, considerations, and constraints were put aside to produce a simplified, yet useful case study fitting the scope of this book.
For additional details on visual modeling and the UML or on applying the techniques to your application, you should consider the training and mentoring services offered by Rational Software Corporation. Rational Software Corporation may be contacted at 2800 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, 1-800-767-3237. You may send e-mail to Rational at product_info@rational. You can also visit the Rational website at rational. Chapter Summaries
The ordering and number of chapters in this version of the book have not been changed, but the content of most of the chapters has been updated. The screen shots and Rational Rose instructions have been changed so they reflect what you will see with Rational Rose 2000. The biggest wording changes may be found in Chapters 5 and 11. In Chapter 5, "Discovering Object Interaction," sequence diagrams and collaboration diagrams are now stored in the Logical View of the tool. I have done this so my scaled-down process is more in line with the Rational Unified Process. Chapter 11, "Architecture," has been updated to show the current icon for a component along with the use of lollypop notation for interface classes. I also have included additional appendixes that show how to use Rational Rose with both Visual Basic and Visual C++. Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduces the techniques, language, and process that are used throughout the book. This chapter discusses the benefits of visual modeling, the history of the UML, and the software development process used. Chapter 2: Beginning a Project
Contains information that is related to the Course Registration System case study that is used throughout the book. Chapter 3: Creating Use Cases
Discusses the techniques used to examine system behavior from a use-case approach. Chapter 4: Finding Classes
Discusses the concepts and notations used for finding objects and classes. This chapter also discusses the UML concepts of stereotypes and packages. Chapter 5: Discovering Object Interaction
Discusses the addition of scenarios to the system to describe how use cases are realized as interactions among societies of objects. This chapter also examines how sequence diagrams and collaboration diagrams may be used to capture scenarios. Chapter 6: Specifying Relationships
Illustrates the definition of relationships between classes in the system. Specifically, the concepts of association and aggregation are explored. Chapter 7: Adding Behavior and Structure
Shows how the needed structure and behavior of classes are added to the model under development. Chapter 8: Discovering Inheritance
Illustrates the application of generalization and specialization principles to discover superclass/subclass relationships. Chapter 9: Analyzing Object Behavior
Uses Harel state transition diagrams to provide additional analysis techniques for classes with significant dynamic behavior. Chapter 10: Checking the Model
Discusses techniques used to blend and check models for consistency. These techniques are needed when different teams are working on a single project in parallel. Chapter 11: Designing the System Architecture
Contains an introduction to the concepts and notation needed to specify and document the system architecture. This chapter is not meant to be a tell-all process guide to the development of the architecture--it is meant to be a guide to the notation and process used to specify, visualize, and document the system architecture. It is placed at this point in the structure of the book since the architectural decisions specified in this chapter must be made prior to the information contained in later chapters. Chapter 12: Building the Iterations
Discusses the iteration planning process. It also looks at the UML notation used to specify and document the design decisions that occur during the implementation of an iteration. The chapter does not focus on good (or bad) design decisions--it looks at the process and notations used to capture the design of an iteration. Appendix A: Code Generation and Reverse Engineering with C++
Provides step-by-step guides to code generation and reverse engineering using the Rational Rose 2000 and the C++ language. Appendix B: Code Generation and Reverse Engineering with Visual C++ and Visual Basic
Provides step-by-step guides to code generation and reverse engineering using Rational Rose 2000 and the Visual C++ and Visual Basic languages. Appendix C: A Visual Basic Example
Provides a step-by-step demonstration showing how to create and reuse a Visual Basic DLL. Glossary
Provides definitions of terms used throughout the book. Acknowledgments
I would like to thank a number of individuals for th
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