Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): Concepts, Technology, and Design

Uml

Visual Modeling with IBM(R) Rational(R) Software Architect and UML(TM) (Developerworks)

Format: Paperback
Author: Terry Quatrani
ReleaseDate: 26 May, 2006
Publisher: IBM Press
Rating:

Not for the experienced UML modeler
However, most people using RSA probably wouldn't have spent the money on such a high-powered tool unless they already had a strong command of UML. If you are just getting into UML modeling and you have IBM Rational Software Architect (RSA) to work with, this is probably a great book for you.

The book offers guidelines on how to set up RSA, which are valuable if you've never done it before. But that is the key: if you've done *anything* before with Rational Rose (or read the previous editions of this book), this will be a waste of time. And for $42??!! The price alone (given the price of other more useful technical books I've purchased recently) took my rating from 3 stars to 2.

We just upgraded to RSA from Rose, so we are trying to learn how to capitalize on RSA as quickly as we can. The best material I've found has been in white papers on IBM's site or the help documentation that comes with it. Had high expectations for this book based on the title, but found very few useful pieces of instruction/information.