Re: UML

[Bill Kerney <ucsd.wkerney@edu>]

Ack, UML. :p

Its some stupid OO design scheme. Hani and I had to do a lot of stuff in
it last quarter for 110. Basically, you draw boxes for classes, and
arrows showing class relationships... but its a lot more complicated
then that. It is actuslly complex enough that if you draw a good UML
diagram in something like Visio Pro, it will actually generate source
code for you.

Still - yuck.

-Bill

Brian Degenhardt wrote:
> 
> As a recent convert to the OO paradigm, I have begun to search for
> literature beyond the "Gang of Four" book and Effecive C++.  In doing so,
> I have learned two hard truths:
> 
> First, there are a million books on this thing called UML, but I really
> have no idea what it is.
> 
> Second, there are no books which outline libstdc++ and STL.  Well, there
> are a bunch of books on STL, but none on amazon have very good ratings.
> 
> So, my question is... wtf is UML, and if I am interested in OO
> programming, am I only gonna find it in java?  I have a lot of trouble
> using libc and C++, it just doesn't work.
> 
> Last rant.  Why does ieng9 have a libstdc++ from 1992 and why won't anyone
> upgrade it?  Sven, don't you work for ACS?  Somebody please fix this
> before I am finished with 131!
> 
> </rant>
> 
> sorry about that.  friday night...