Re: omg-100 uml exam prep

Thanks HS,

I noticed the point that you are making in the introductory to the
certification book. There the authors say that the exam does not test
on OOD methods rather it tests on correct syntax for the UML.

The authors compare this to learning the grammar of a language, ie
this is English grammar not English lit

Any thoughts on recommending a particular OOD UML book (I would be
going through the certification book after this)?

I have read Fowler's book from 2000, I am looking for a book with some
more oratory in it, practical labs etc. ie a nice book to learn
through

Normally I look for a book on Amazon with a high star rating which has
not obviously been given by the publishers

Thank you,

pc

On Aug 19, 2:21 am, "H. S. Lahman" <h.lah...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Responding to Pc...

Can anyone please advise me if they know a good book to go through as
preparation for the OMG-100UML2.0 fundamental exam.

I have the certification study book but this is pretty concise stuff,
I am looking more for a book that I can go through with exercises and
real world example as a type of course.

If the goal is passing the certification test, the book you have will
probably serve you better than anything else. Concise as it may be, it
will be focused on the kinds of certification questions you will be
asked. More important, the authors use past tests to determine what the
certification board wants to hear. IOW, memorize the book and you would
have no problem passing the test because the questions will just
rephrase the book content and all you would have to do is recite the
book back.

Most of the books that would provide what you want are about software
design methodologies, particularly OOA/D methodologies. They tell you
how to come up with good software designs and then how to express them
inUMLsyntax. Unfortunately the certification exam is not concerned
with software design; it is focused exclusively onUMLsyntax and
interpreting theUMLmeta-model.

Worse, some of the solutions I've seen designated as "correct" solutions
on the certification exam are just flat wrong from an OOA/D practice
viewpoint. And because of recent changes toUMLin v2.0, theUMLmeta
model is no longer completely consistent with OOA/D practice because OMG
is trying to makeUMLthe Mother of All Notations rather than just an
OOA/D notation. So the books on OOA/D usingUMLmight confuse you and
might even lead to providing answers the certifiers would regard as
"incorrect".

However, if you are looking for a quick read on howUMLis actually
used, I would recommend Fowler's "UMLDistilled".

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