Preface

"An outstanding primer for folks in a hurry. Fowler and Scott cram a lot of useful information and practical advice into a small space."

—Dave W. Smith, Aurigin Systems

"This entertaining guide to the UML should be the first source any software developer consults before tackling the monolithic specification."

—Barbara Hanscome, Editor-in-Chief, Software Development Magazine

"UML Distilled is much more than a simple introduction to UML: it provides a number of insights into how some of the main object-oriented techniques are used in real life."

—Alan Brown, Director of Research, Sterling Software, and writer for SIGPC (http://www.srtilley.com/SIGPC/V1N12.htm)

"I own dozens of books on OO and UML, but always recommend this as the first to read. ...

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