Has anyone used UML?

[Alan Gauld]

Michael Davis wrote:
> Personally, I find UML most useful as a diagramming language used to
> play with design ideas, or document an existing class framework 

Yes those are good points. Even in a programming context 
drawing UML diagrams on a whirteboiard is a lot less 
ambiguous than using a homegrown vague bunch of circles etc. 
At least everyoine jnows which direction inheritance goes in, 
what the cardinality of relationships is etc..

> I'm interested in trying other methodologies, such as Extreme
> Programming, whilst using UML as a diagramming language.

UML is entirely compatible with most methjods - its just a 
notation after all.

Alan G.