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Visual Modeling with IBM Rational Software Architect and UML

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Following are all links from the developerWorks Series book, Visual Modeling with IBM Rational Software Architect and UML, ISBN: 0321238087, to developerWorks Web site resources that support and extend the book.

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Links to developerWorks resources (by book chapter)

Chapter 1


1.1 The UML Resource Center: www.uml.org.

1.2 developerWorks Rational main page.

1.3 developerWorks Rational Software Architect resources.

1.4 developerWorks Rational Software Architect discussion forum.


Chapter 3


3.1 Gottesdeiner, E. "Use cases best practices." IBM developerWorks, November 2003.

3.2 Ng, P. W. "Adopting Use Cases." IBM developerWorks, May 2003.

3.3 Ericcson, M. "Activity Diagrams: What They Are and How To Use Them." IBM developerWorks, April 2004.

3.4 Ericcson, M. "Two-part use case modeling: Web-based course (fee-based)." IBM developerWorks, May 2004.


Chapter 4


4.1 Crain, A. "The simple artifacts of Analysis and Design." IBM developerWorks, June 2004.

4.2 Evans, G. "Getting from use cases to code (two-part series)." IBM developerWorks, July 2004.

4.3 Bell, D. "UML basics: The class diagram." IBM developerWorks, September 2004.

4.4 Bell, D. "UML's Sequence Diagram." IBM developerWorks, February 2004.


Chapter 5


5.1 Crain, A. "The simple artifacts of Analysis and Design." IBM developerWorks, June 2004.

5.2 Franklin, S. "Applying Rational tools to a simple J2EE-based project, Part 5: Architecture and design." IBM developerWorks, December 2003.

5.3 Marechaux, J-L. "Developing a J2EE Architecture with Rational Software Architect Using the Rational Unified Process." IBM developerWorks, August 2005.

5.4 Bell, D. "UML basics: The class diagram." IBM developerWorks, September 2004.

5.5 Tooke, M. "Creating effective UML diagrams has never been easier." IBM developerWorks, October 2005.

5.6 Padilla, M. "Strike a balance: Users' expertise on interface design." IBM developerWorks, September 2003.

5.7 Jones, W. "Saving the Task from the Tool: Techniques for User Experience Requirements Analysis." IBM developerWorks, May 2002.


Chapter 6


6.1 IBM. "DB2 Universal Database support and trial software." IBM developerWorks.

6.2 IBM. "Service Data Object specification." IBM developerWorks, November 2005.

6.3 Berry, D. "The user experience, Part 1." IBM developerWorks, February 2005.

6.4 Davis, M. "Struts, an open source MVC implementation." IBM developerWorks, February 2001.

6.5 Hightower, R. "JSF for nonbelievers (4-part series)." IBM developerWorks, February 2004.

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