C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  UML tutorial with actual C++ example code?          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message John Gabriele Guest Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:50 am    Post subject: UML tutorial with actual C++ example code? Can anyone please point me to a good UML tutorial that contains C++ example code? The stuff I've found on the web and on the bookstore shelves doesn't contain any actual C++ code. Googling, so far I've found: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/umltut/ I've looked at the general UML tutorials, but I'm having trouble making the leap between that and actual code. The reason I'm looking is, I find that once I get 8 or so classes in my projects all working together, I start to lose track of what everybody's doing. I try to sketch out drawings with boxes for classes, and arrows connecting them in various ways, but it ends up being my own concoction that doesn't work as well as I'd hoped. I want to be able to make some diagrams and tape them up by my monitor to keep my head on straight while I'm working. :) Finally, a question; for those of you that took the time to learn UML and have used it on C++ projects: have you found using UML useful? -- --- remove zees if contacting via email --- Back to top Stephane Richard Guest Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:32 am    Post subject: Re: UML tutorial with actual C++ example code? Hi John, You might want to have a look at Class Builder https://sourceforge.net/projects/classbuilder It's OpenSource, it's a UML like (could be UML pure but I'm just not sure enough, but it's a great object generation tool that does manage aggregations and other OOP design concepts). class generation tool and it generates C++ so might bea good tool to bridge the gap between UML and C++ for you. -- Stéphane Richard "John Gabriele" <john3gz (AT) bestwebz (DOT) net> wrote Quote: Can anyone please point me to a good UML tutorial that contains C++ example code? The stuff I've found on the web and on the bookstore shelves doesn't contain any actual C++ code. Googling, so far I've found: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/umltut/ I've looked at the general UML tutorials, but I'm having trouble making the leap between that and actual code. The reason I'm looking is, I find that once I get 8 or so classes in my projects all working together, I start to lose track of what everybody's doing. I try to sketch out drawings with boxes for classes, and arrows connecting them in various ways, but it ends up being my own concoction that doesn't work as well as I'd hoped. I want to be able to make some diagrams and tape them up by my monitor to keep my head on straight while I'm working. :) Finally, a question; for those of you that took the time to learn UML and have used it on C++ projects: have you found using UML useful? -- --- remove zees if contacting via email --- Back to top Medi Montaseri Guest Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:28 am    Post subject: Re: UML tutorial with actual C++ example code? "Stephane Richard" <stephane.richard (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote Quote: Hi John, You might want to have a look at Class Builder https://sourceforge.net/projects/classbuilder It's OpenSource, it's a UML like (could be UML pure but I'm just not sure enough, but it's a great object generation tool that does manage aggregations and other OOP design concepts). class generation tool and it generates C++ so might bea good tool to bridge the gap between UML and C++ for you. -- Stéphane Richard "John Gabriele" <john3gz (AT) bestwebz (DOT) net> wrote in message news:vq0ri9igsqrda5 (AT) corp (DOT) supernews.com... Can anyone please point me to a good UML tutorial that contains C++ example code? The stuff I've found on the web and on the bookstore shelves doesn't contain any actual C++ code. Googling, so far I've found: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/umltut/ I've looked at the general UML tutorials, but I'm having trouble making the leap between that and actual code. The reason I'm looking is, I find that once I get 8 or so classes in my projects all working together, I start to lose track of what everybody's doing. I try to sketch out drawings with boxes for classes, and arrows connecting them in various ways, but it ends up being my own concoction that doesn't work as well as I'd hoped. I want to be able to make some diagrams and tape them up by my monitor to keep my head on straight while I'm working. :) Finally, a question; for those of you that took the time to learn UML and have used it on C++ projects: have you found using UML useful? -- --- remove zees if contacting via email --- I'd say overall learning UML is better than not knowing it but its not what its cracked up to be....maybe what you need is a good IDE....I have found Source Navigator (a free tool on Linux and Windows) a useful one as it gives you all sorts of class hierarchy, cross referencing , etc, etc Based on what you are describing your pain is in the maintenance phase. While UML is good to express a design, it soon becomes an overhead during maintenance as you'll fall behind in updating the diagrams and soon, you'll be spending more time updating the graph...and those tools who claim to render code or read code and render graph will soon begin to influence your coding practices. Oh...there is another reason to know UML.....when you are looking for your next job those Head Hunters will be looking for it in your resume....some might even attempt to take some tips on how to become a model :-) Back to top John Gabriele Guest Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 4:18 pm    Post subject: Re: UML tutorial with actual C++ example code? Quote: Can anyone please point me to a good UML tutorial that contains C++ example code? [snip] Hi John, You might want to have a look at Class Builder https://sourceforge.net/projects/classbuilder It's OpenSource, it's a UML like (could be UML pure but I'm just not sure enough, but it's a great object generation tool that does manage aggregations and other OOP design concepts). class generation tool and it generates C++ so might bea good tool to bridge the gap between UML and C++ for you. -- Stéphane Richard Thanks Stéphane. It's an impressive tool, though I don't think it'll work for me here on Mac OS X. Quote: I'd say overall learning UML is better than not knowing it but its not what its cracked up to be....maybe what you need is a good IDE.... Thanks for the reply Medi. I've used SlickEdit in the past. Currently using Apple's Xcode with "Panther" (OS X 10.3). I've definitely become spoiled rotten by the code browsing features. :) Quote: I have found Source Navigator (a free tool on Linux and Windows) a useful one as it gives you all sorts of class hierarchy, cross referencing , etc, etc Based on what you are describing your pain is in the maintenance phase. While UML is good to express a design, it soon becomes an overhead during maintenance as you'll fall behind in updating the diagrams and soon, you'll be spending more time updating the graph... I see what you mean. Perhaps my rough sketches are enough after all... Quote: and those tools who claim to render code or read code and render graph will soon begin to influence your coding practices. Interesting. Makes me wonder if they influence them for the better. :) Quote: Oh...there is another reason to know UML.....when you are looking for your next job Heh. That's me right now. 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