Re:Do real developers use UML and other CASE tools?
by bkaid on Saturday March 05, 2011 @11:50AM
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Getting my masters in computer science was the only time I ever used those tools (thankfully). It was somewhat helpful to learn a few of the UML diagrams as they are referenced in design pattern books, etc. - but I've never had a desire to create my own diagrams, let alone use a tool to create them for me.
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Re:Do real developers use UML and other CASE tools?
by smhinsey on Saturday March 05, 2011 @11:54AM
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To me, being familiar enough with UML to sketch efficient and consistent diagrams on a whiteboard or whatever has justified the time spent learning it. I don't care about absolute correctness, but just having the reserve of ideas to draw from when you are trying to communicate a complex idea to a group of people has proven valuable to me throughout my professional career.