UML 2.0 (and subsequent 2.x versions) was a major overhaul from UML 1.x. It introduced:
A common confusion the book clears up: The Unified Process is a generic framework, while RUP is a specific customization by IBM Rational. The book focuses on the generic UP, which is lightweight and adaptable. The UP follows four phases: The UP follows four phases: While UML provides
While UML provides the "vocabulary," the provides the "grammar" or the methodology. It is an iterative, architecture-centric, and use-case-driven framework. Practical OOAD often follows the four phases of the UP: Moving from requirements to a high-level logical model
It treats UML as more than just "sketches," aiming for models that can actually be built. Examples include Class Diagrams
Moving from requirements to a high-level logical model.
Moving the product from development to the actual user base. Practical Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD)
These define the static architecture of the system. Examples include Class Diagrams , which show the system's classes and their relationships, and Object Diagrams , which depict instances at a specific point in time.