Programming Tools: UML Tools (Linux Journal) [LWN.net]

The Linux Journal looks at tools (both free and proprietary) for creating UML diagrams. "At the moment, none of the open-source tools that I have tried match the richness of the commercial products. DIA is the most extensible, but it does not treat UML semantically, so logical connections and implications are not supported."

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Programming Tools: UML Tools (Linux Journal)

Posted Jun 1, 2005 17:36 UTC (Wed) by rmstar (guest, #3672) [Link] (1 responses)

I am glad to know that open source programmers know what kind of projects are really a waste of time.

Programming Tools: UML Tools (Linux Journal)

Posted Jun 1, 2005 19:50 UTC (Wed) by halla (subscriber, #14185) [Link]

I wouldn't say that... I am really glad people keep working on Umbrello.
I find the application invaluable when researching existing code,
especially in big projects. And state diagrams are great when designing
complex interaction protocols.

Programming Tools: UML Tools (Linux Journal)

Posted Jun 1, 2005 17:55 UTC (Wed) by leonscape (guest, #12261) [Link] (3 responses)

So he picks two closed-source applications, and DIA which is a general
diagram program, and declares this the state of the art on Linux?

He Completely ignores stuff like Umbrello ( an open source UML
Modeller. ), and seems more concerned with the business model of the
companies making the closed-source software.

The article isn't worth the electrons its displayed with.

Programming Tools: UML Tools (Linux Journal)

Posted Jun 1, 2005 18:11 UTC (Wed) by jwb (guest, #15467) [Link] (1 responses)

The author also ignored ArgoUML, probably the oldest open-source UML modeller still under development.

Programming Tools: UML Tools (Linux Journal)

Posted Jun 2, 2005 2:26 UTC (Thu) by masterae (guest, #30265) [Link]

Actually both (Poseidon and MagicDraw) are based on ArgoUML (BSD).

Programming Tools: UML Tools (Linux Journal)

Posted Jun 1, 2005 19:19 UTC (Wed) by busterb (subscriber, #560) [Link]

Plus, if you're going to talk about proprietary software, how could you ignore Rational?

Programming Tools: UML Tools (Linux Journal)

Posted Jun 3, 2005 14:28 UTC (Fri) by maraz (subscriber, #28046) [Link]

I agree with a previous post by busterb: the article does not mention Rational (http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/). UML is much more than diagrams, so you really need heavy-weight tools in order to apply a formal methodology ... However, Umbrello does look promising.