A Conceptual Model of the UML
To understand the UML, you need to form a conceptual model of the language, and this requires learning three major elements: the UML’s basic building blocks, the rules that dictate how those building blocks may be put together, and some common mechanisms that apply throughout the UML. Once you have grasped these ideas, you will be able to read UML models and create some basic ones. As you gain more experience in applying the UML, you can build on this conceptual model, using more advanced features of the language.
想弄懂UML,先要对其有个概念,有三个方面需要学习:UML的基本模块,组合基本模块的规则,UML的通用机制.一旦你对这些理念有所了解,读懂UML的模型并构建出基础模型将不是难事.在获得更多运用UML的经验后,才能使用它的更高级特性来构建概念模型.