I replaced UML with Archimate, I hated where UML was heading and the concept of dropping code/reverse engineering from source code - the idea was novel enough

I replaced UML with Archimate, I hated where UML was heading and the concept of dropping code/reverse engineering from source code - the idea was novel enough but definitively snake oil. Architecture is important, this is nicely achieved with Archimate imo. What works for me might not work for you. I still use some elements from UML but usually on a whiteboard as either use-cases, simple sequence charts or state diagrams. The code is self documenting.