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From: pc on 18 Aug 2007 07:19 Hi, Can anyone please advise me if they know a good book to go through as preparation for the OMG-100 UML 2.0 fundamental exam. I have the certification study book but this is pretty concise stuff, I am looking more for a book that I can go through with exercises and real world example as a type of course. Any assistance would be much appreciated. Thank you, Edward
From: H. S. Lahman on 18 Aug 2007 12:21 Responding to Pc... > Can anyone please advise me if they know a good book to go through as > preparation for the OMG-100 UML 2.0 fundamental exam. > > I have the certification study book but this is pretty concise stuff, > I am looking more for a book that I can go through with exercises and > real world example as a type of course. If the goal is passing the certification test, the book you have will probably serve you better than anything else. Concise as it may be, it will be focused on the kinds of certification questions you will be asked. More important, the authors use past tests to determine what the certification board wants to hear. IOW, memorize the book and you would have no problem passing the test because the questions will just rephrase the book content and all you would have to do is recite the book back. Most of the books that would provide what you want are about software design methodologies, particularly OOA/D methodologies. They tell you how to come up with good software designs and then how to express them in UML syntax. Unfortunately the certification exam is not concerned with software design; it is focused exclusively on UML syntax and interpreting the UML meta-model. Worse, some of the solutions I've seen designated as "correct" solutions on the certification exam are just flat wrong from an OOA/D practice viewpoint. And because of recent changes to UML in v2.0, the UML meta model is no longer completely consistent with OOA/D practice because OMG is trying to make UML the Mother of All Notations rather than just an OOA/D notation. So the books on OOA/D using UML might confuse you and might even lead to providing answers the certifiers would regard as "incorrect". However, if you are looking for a quick read on how UML is actually used, I would recommend Fowler's "UML Distilled". ************* There is nothing wrong with me that could not be cured by a capful of Drano. H. S. Lahman hsl(a)pathfindermda.com Pathfinder Solutions http://www.pathfindermda.com blog: http://pathfinderpeople.blogs.com/hslahman "Model-Based Translation: The Next Step in Agile Development". Email info(a)pathfindermda.com for your copy. Pathfinder is hiring: http://www.pathfindermda.com/about_us/careers_pos3.php. (888)OOA-PATH
From: pc on 19 Aug 2007 03:37 Thanks HS, I noticed the point that you are making in the introductory to the certification book. There the authors say that the exam does not test on OOD methods rather it tests on correct syntax for the UML. The authors compare this to learning the grammar of a language, ie this is English grammar not English lit Any thoughts on recommending a particular OOD UML book (I would be going through the certification book after this)? I have read Fowler's book from 2000, I am looking for a book with some more oratory in it, practical labs etc. ie a nice book to learn through Normally I look for a book on Amazon with a high star rating which has not obviously been given by the publishers Thank you, pc On Aug 19, 2:21 am, "H. S. Lahman" <h.lah...(a)verizon.net> wrote: > Responding to Pc... > > > Can anyone please advise me if they know a good book to go through as > > preparation for the OMG-100UML2.0 fundamental exam. > > > I have the certification study book but this is pretty concise stuff, > > I am looking more for a book that I can go through with exercises and > > real world example as a type of course. > > If the goal is passing the certification test, the book you have will > probably serve you better than anything else. Concise as it may be, it > will be focused on the kinds of certification questions you will be > asked. More important, the authors use past tests to determine what the > certification board wants to hear. IOW, memorize the book and you would > have no problem passing the test because the questions will just > rephrase the book content and all you would have to do is recite the > book back. > > Most of the books that would provide what you want are about software > design methodologies, particularly OOA/D methodologies. They tell you > how to come up with good software designs and then how to express them > inUMLsyntax. Unfortunately the certification exam is not concerned > with software design; it is focused exclusively onUMLsyntax and > interpreting theUMLmeta-model. > > Worse, some of the solutions I've seen designated as "correct" solutions > on the certification exam are just flat wrong from an OOA/D practice > viewpoint. And because of recent changes toUMLin v2.0, theUMLmeta > model is no longer completely consistent with OOA/D practice because OMG > is trying to makeUMLthe Mother of All Notations rather than just an > OOA/D notation. So the books on OOA/D usingUMLmight confuse you and > might even lead to providing answers the certifiers would regard as > "incorrect". > > However, if you are looking for a quick read on howUMLis actually > used, I would recommend Fowler's "UMLDistilled". > > ************* > There is nothing wrong with me that could > not be cured by a capful of Drano. > > H. S. Lahman > h...(a)pathfindermda.com > Pathfinder Solutionshttp://www.pathfindermda.com > blog:http://pathfinderpeople.blogs.com/hslahman > "Model-Based Translation: The Next Step in Agile Development". Email > i...(a)pathfindermda.com for your copy. > Pathfinder is hiring:http://www.pathfindermda.com/about_us/careers_pos3.php. > (888)OOA-PATH
From: H. S. Lahman on 19 Aug 2007 10:54 Responding to Pc... > Any thoughts on recommending a particular OOD UML book (I would be > going through the certification book after this)? Take a look at the Books category in my blog. It has some thumbnail reviews of some classics. More important, it has some criteria for selecting a book. > Normally I look for a book on Amazon with a high star rating which has > not obviously been given by the publishers As my blog indicates, you probably should browse you local bookstore or library. (Alas, Amazon gives you the TOC but not the index.) ************* There is nothing wrong with me that could not be cured by a capful of Drano. H. S. Lahman hsl(a)pathfindermda.com Pathfinder Solutions http://www.pathfindermda.com blog: http://pathfinderpeople.blogs.com/hslahman "Model-Based Translation: The Next Step in Agile Development". Email info(a)pathfindermda.com for your copy. Pathfinder is hiring: http://www.pathfindermda.com/about_us/careers_pos3.php. (888)OOA-PATH
From: Gabriel Claramunt on 19 Aug 2007 21:22 If you like the style, "Head First OOAD" probably is a good book. -- Gabriel Claramunt http://gabrielsw.blogspot.com "pc" <chalk(a)netspace.net.au> wrote in message news:1187509051.127500.72110(a)z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com... .... > Any thoughts on recommending a particular OOD UML book (I would be > going through the certification book after this)? > ....
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