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Where to Start with the UML

Nobody, not even the creators of the UML, understand or use all of it. Most people use a small subset of the UML and work with that. You have to find the subset of the UML that works for you and your colleagues.

If you are starting out, I suggest that you concentrate first on the basic forms of class diagrams and sequence diagrams. These are the most common and, in my view, the most useful diagram types.

Once you've got the hang of those, you can start using some of the more advanced class diagram notation and take a look at the other diagrams types. Experiment with the diagrams and see how helpful they are to you. Don't be afraid to drop any that don't seem be useful to your work.

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