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Discussion on: Do developers still need UML?

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j4ypee

In over 20 years of professional programming, UML was relevant for about 6 weeks of that time for me. (and never in production). I've implemented, designed, maintained or otherwise built successful products and services without ever needing UML.

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Phil Mander

Are you saying in 20 years you have never found it necessary to model or communicate system designs with diagrams or that you have not used UML as the standard for such diagrams?

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j4ypee

Used flowcharts, boxes with arrows, post its. Salt cellars. Sequence diagrams. Good old fashioned collaboration. Not UML.

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Phil Mander

All of which are covered by UML