This book, which is the new edition of the now classic book by Fowler, introduces you to the best practices for designing efficient object-oriented systems with UML, and is aimed at everyone involved in creating professional software.

It is the best source for a quick and reliable update on understanding and using UML 2.0, as well as its previous versions. The "ingredient" that makes this book stand out is its concise, focused, and straightforward presentation of the popular modeling language.

For this reason, it targets both those who want to quickly learn the basics of UML and those who need a handy reference manual on the most common topics related to it.

The book includes:

• A description of the most important types of UML diagrams (class, sequence, object, package, deployment, use case, state machine, activity, communication, composite structure, component, interaction overview, and timing diagrams).
• The applications of the diagrams.
• The basic symbols for creating and interpreting the diagrams.