For further reference

For further reference
One very good introductory book, which you should supply to everyone associated with the project, is Visual Modeling With Rational Rose and UML by Terry Quatrani (Addison-Wesley). One copy of the book is included with each Enterprise edition of Rose 98. While the book will not impress advanced OOA&D experts, it is as good an introductory tome as I have seen, and very readable. Another very good short overview book is UML Distilled: Applying the Standard Object Modeling Language by Martin Fowler (Addison-Wesley). Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide by Schnieder and Winters (Addison-Wesley) is the first book I've seen that explains how to exploit use cases in your project in simple, practical terms. It is the book I wish I'd had a year ago when was first struggling with use cases. And in late September, the long-awaited Service Pack 1 was released for Rose 98 Enterprise and Professional C++ Editions. Although I've had only a little time to work with it, it does solve a number of problems with both the base Rose product and some problems with language-specific code generation. If you get Rose 98, be sure to get the service pack also (available at www.rational.com/products/rose/98downloads.html). It's not a bad idea to bookmark their owners site (www.rational.com/products/rose/owners.html) and check back periodically for new example scripts, models, and service packs. —LJJ

One very good introductory book, which you should supply to everyone associated with the project, is Visual Modeling With Rational Rose and UML by Terry Quatrani (Addison-Wesley). One copy of the book is included with each Enterprise edition of Rose 98. While the book will not impress advanced OOA&D experts, it is as good an introductory tome as I have seen, and very readable. Another very good short overview book is UML Distilled: Applying the Standard Object Modeling Language by Martin Fowler (Addison-Wesley).

Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide by Schnieder and Winters (Addison-Wesley) is the first book I've seen that explains how to exploit use cases in your project in simple, practical terms. It is the book I wish I'd had a year ago when was first struggling with use cases.

And in late September, the long-awaited Service Pack 1 was released for Rose 98 Enterprise and Professional C++ Editions. Although I've had only a little time to work with it, it does solve a number of problems with both the base Rose product and some problems with language-specific code generation.

If you get Rose 98, be sure to get the service pack also (available at www.rational.com/products/rose/98downloads.html). It's not a bad idea to bookmark their owners site (www.rational.com/products/rose/owners.html) and check back periodically for new example scripts, models, and service packs. —LJJ