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Just to point out - you've listed two diagram types. There are 14. Of those two (which are the only two I've heard called out by their name in any business con
by lostcolony 6y ago
Just to point out - you've listed two diagram types. There are 14.
Of those two (which are the only two I've heard called out by their name in any business context), I've not seen consistent notation. Sometimes it's a problem, sometimes it isn't, but invariably what is more important is the conversation happening alongside the diagram; the diagram by itself is not a useful artifact, just like the slides to a (good) presentation, by themselves, are not useful.
- slowmovintarget 6y agoComponent diagrams, state charts, and activity diagrams also still appear in some of my whiteboard sketches. They are useful in specific contexts, but we use them far less often. The last time I drew a use case diagram, it was in jest.
- lostcolony 6y agoSo most if not all of UML's diagrams can show up in -some- form when conveying information. Just, no one remembers the UML, and certainly no one thinks "Ah-hah. A (diagram type) would be useful here. I shall draw one in accordance with all outlined UML conventions".
- lazyasciiart 6y agoNo, but when I'm drawing diagrams and realize I need to show that this relationship is different to that one, I think "Ah-hah. I will use the UML arrow notation instead of inventing something incoherent as I go".