17.1. UML versus Design Principles
Since the UML is simply a standard visual modeling language, knowing its details doesn't teach you how to think in objectsthat's a theme of this book. The UML is sometimes described as a "design tool" but that's not quite right…UML and silver bullet thinking p. 12 The critical design tool for software development is a mind well educated in design principles. It is not the UML or any other technology.