Why UML Fails to Add Value to the Design and Development Process

systems · on Oct 30, 2008

In my personal experience, the biggest problem I had with UML is tool support. Most modelling tools are terrible and/or very expensive.

Modelling is very tool dependent, without a good tool that help you view, edit, print and manage your models; you will just quit it.

A mature, FOSS tool, can take UML a long way!

DanielBMarkham · on Oct 30, 2008

UML is a language to facilitate conversations about design and architecture. It's about collaboration, communication, and consensus.

People try to make it about another C -- Control. This is the whole MDA, MDD, etc scenario. In my opinion, it's not there yet -- for some of the reasons outlined.

Instead of having such verbose criticisms, it might be better just to use the language for what it's good for and ignore the rest. Life is short.

learninglisp · on Oct 30, 2008

I don't think it was verbose criticisms. I was focusing more actually on an architecture for increasing the level of abstraction.

DanielBMarkham · on Oct 30, 2008

Increasing the level of abstraction for what? It's important to outline your goals here: audience, desired end result, level of abstraction, etc.