Software engineering & UML - How to get started
 

Oh boy oh boy... school has started again and we learned last week what our projects are going to be for the coming half year:
- Make a 4 in a row game with a graphical GUI, network play and AI
- Make a SNMP client that can read the MIB from well known webservers as IIS and Apache

Now, I can think the shape and design of these systems up in about ten minutes, but sadly my classmates aren't that fast and my teachers actually want to see some design documents (BLERGH!!! Dirty word... "documents"). So, we actually have to come up with some design documents (in UML).
Now, this is not so much for the project itself, as those ignorant arses rejected my l33t component diagram (hey, I only needed ten minutes), and they will probably reject this whole planning idea too, but I want to make a template that I can use for my OWN projects.

At this moment I'm trying to make a template for myself to plan a project like this, but the thing is that I have NO idea what to put where.

Right, here we go:

- What UML diagrams come in the functional specification? (use cases, requirements... and?)

- What UML diagrams come in the technical specification (class diagram, component diagram, state diagram... and?)





I also came up with a list of deliverables to actually plan when these things have to be finished, but I'm not sure if this list is complete in any way. The list is in chronological order, so if you think something has to be produced earlier in the process then please say so.

I hope I can get some answers about this. I'm growing tired of my own "hack first, design later" mentality, as it's getting me nowhere.

TY

there are probably hundrets of models on how to develop software.
(you might want to look at RUP (rational unified process i think), it is focused on this whole uml-stuff, but its usually far too complicated to actually work with. youd spend 95% of the time with writing documentation :/)

RAD!!!

Everytime.

It works for me, and I'm in the business !

the phrase:

****ting ****ing **** **** ****, comes to mind.

Does it??

eh?

Anyway, thanks people.

Having to do UML was one of the factors that made me drop CS.

Have fun :cool: