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Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide (2nd Edition)
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Author: Geri Schneider, Jason P. Winters
List Price: $39.99
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ISBN: 0201708531
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co (March, 2001)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 54,528
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
Excellent guide to Use Case development and application
Over the last year I have come to love Use Cases ... I write them before embarking on any software development project, large or small. The first taste I got of Use Cases was in the "UML Distilled" book (Fowler, Scott).My favorite aspect of "Applying Use Cases" is how it follows a hypothetical project from Inception to Transition phases. The authors provide the reader with a clear idea of how Use Cases fit into the software development process as a whole, rather than just providing some templates for producing Use Case documents without instructions on their use. The best, and worst, thing about book in the Object Technology Series (of which "Applying Use Cases" and "UML Distilled" both belong to) is the brevity of the books. The concepts are conveyed very clearly and concisely, but it feels like I should be getting more substance for $30+ per book. Overall, this is a wonderful book and belongs on the shelf of any Software Engineer or Project Manager. It goes well with "Extreme Programming Explained" and "A Practical Guide to Extreme Programming", two of my favorites in this genre.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Useful as a refresher
As someone who has followed the development of UML and Use Cases for the past several years and who is now confronted with a project needing definition, I find the Scheider-Winters book very helpful -- not only in applying Use Cases, but also in defining the project itself.I chose this book because I know Geri Schneider-Winters as a professional (we worked together at UCSC Extension.) I was not disappointed.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Terrific resource
Though small, thin, and expensive, this books packs a ton of useful information. It is well worth the price. UML is a complex subject and the authors do a great job with clear examples of what use cases (to a midlevel depth of complexity) should look like. Yes, the story that goes along with it is a bit hokey, but it makes for light reading between the mass of valuable and important data. I expect to use this a reference for quite a while.
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