Sunday, March 23, 2008
Using a new UML Diagramming tool
You will notice that I changed diagramming looks. That is because I changed different UML diagramming programs. The new version is MagicDraw community edition. Unfortunately, it is not as "open" as StarUML, but it offers a little more in terms of Sequence Diagram notation (like being able to indicate a return message). It makes diagramming more like what I learned in the UML notation. In other words, MagicDraw is more robust in their diagramming features than StarUML. The current MagicDraw application that I am using is the Community Edition. This is more of an "investigation version", meant to whet your appetite (my opinion) to the application so that you would buy it. The single version is $149.00 a copy. It is duly noted the Community Edition of MagicDraw is not meant for Commercial Use. Since this application is not for profit, rather freeware for anyone to use and download (I will eventually register this with the GPL) I don't think there are any legal issues with using this version of MagicDraw. The only thing I am concerned about is releasing the design diagrams to my blog-over the web. Will I ever buy MagicDraw, that is a good question. The MagicDraw website does not seem too user friendly in terms of trying to buy a Single Version. If I like it, I will eventually buy a version. But, that is a not the current priority, just getting the diagrams out is the current priority.
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