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    I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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    pandu web dev
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    The problem is, a product with good features is not always free. :-D You have to adjust with available products.

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      I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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      Pete OHanlon
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      There's always the venerable StarUML[^].

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        There's always the venerable StarUML[^].

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        Marco Bertschi
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        Fully agreed :thumbsup::thumbsup:

        The console is a black place

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        • C C P User 3

          I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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          Mark_Wallace
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          Pencil and paper. Don't commit anything to a diagramming app until it looks like it actually works.

          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            Fully agreed :thumbsup::thumbsup:

            The console is a black place

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            Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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            Hi Marco! Can you fly already?! :-D

            I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

            "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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            • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

              Hi Marco! Can you fly already?! :-D

              I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

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              Marco Bertschi
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              Hey Peter, Nope - I'm with the communication support group. My new position will include a lot of IT-related stuff, since I will be responsible to keep the servers and applications running, in the rank of a Sergeant and later a Sergeant Major.

              The console is a black place

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              • C C P User 3

                I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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                Mike Hankey
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                StarUML[^] is free and is a pretty good product. I've tried to learn it a couple of times but didn't see the need.

                New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 Beta Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead? Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9. I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!

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                • P Pete OHanlon

                  There's always the venerable StarUML[^].

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                  I added my post for StarUML before reading yours. It's a good product.

                  New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 Beta Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead? Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9. I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!

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                  • M Marco Bertschi

                    Fully agreed :thumbsup::thumbsup:

                    The console is a black place

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                    Hey Marco !! How is it going ? Good to see you around !

                    ~RaGE();

                    I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.

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                      Hey Marco !! How is it going ? Good to see you around !

                      ~RaGE();

                      I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.

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                      Marco Bertschi
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                      Hey Rage, good to hear from you. I'm currently at a Sergeant training, and just got two days off for the last weekend (the first two free days for two weeks). My position later will include Win/Linux server and application maintenance including user training, and is therefore not far away from what I used to do before I joined army. It seemingly attracts morons, and I feel like I know all of them. I still do work at my Springlog Project (in the spare free time I get) and started writing a new article yesterday. And that's how my life will look like until April. What have you been up to?

                      The console is a black place

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                      • P Pete OHanlon

                        There's always the venerable StarUML[^].

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                        +1

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                        • M Mark_Wallace

                          Pencil and paper. Don't commit anything to a diagramming app until it looks like it actually works.

                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                          :thumbsup:

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                          • L Lost User

                            "UML Expert" is an oxymoron.

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                            C P User 3
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                            harold aptroot wrote:

                            "UML Expert" is an oxymoron

                            Thank you for bringing a smile to my face.

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                            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                              StarUML[^] is free and is a pretty good product. I've tried to learn it a couple of times but didn't see the need.

                              New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 Beta Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead? Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9. I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!

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                              Mike Hankey wrote:

                              StarUML[^] is free and is a pretty good product.

                              I clicked on the Link for StarUML, and saw a link that said: "Pre-Order Now"[^] in the top right hand corner I clicked and saw lots of confusion about money, but I think I barely grasp the payment aspect, I think, I hope. Please confirm, deny, or correct my thinking: This is free; yes ? After downloading, and using it like a freeloader (hey, the term finally has a fitting pun) I can voluntarily pay them when I feel philanthropic; yes again ?

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                              • C C P User 3

                                I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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                                How about paying really cheap for a paid version of Ms Visio. Checkout: http://www.win8keyau.com/[^] You pay like 8 times less to buy a product key and a link to a package to download. This is how I buy all my Microsoft products.

                                "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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                                • C C P User 3

                                  I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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                                  AndyKEnZ
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                                  I really liked Visio but job change to a company that wouldn't pay for it, hence Dia gets my vote used it extensively for bloody years.

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                                  • C C P User 3

                                    I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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                                    Nagy Vilmos
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                                    Have you tried umlet[^]? I've used it for years.

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                                      I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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                                      orjan rmt
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                                      IBM Rhapsody Modeler [^] Is a freeware version of their full blown product. I have worked for with the full-blown product 5 years. With it I designed/implemented systems using the code generator and model debugger (target languages c, and c++). Since UML has the concept of an "active class" the full-blown product is capable of generating multithreaded OS-adapted ready to run executables. Currently I use the freeware version (no code generator, no model debugger) to design and document designs in javascript and other languages. The freeware version has a simple report generator with which you can get .rtf files out of the model for audiences that are not technically versed. For others, since the tool is free, they can can use the model itself.

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                                        I am looking for a freeware package that will let me create my own UML diagrams. Checking SnapFiles, FreewareHome, and MajorGeeks, as well as asking Google, Yahoo, and Bing for their suggestions, these were my quick results... - "Dia" Looks like the best - "Altova" - Did not like it - "Visual Paradigm" - Did not like it - "Violet" - Looked interesting. Is "Dia" the best freeware UML generator for the time being ? I welcome feedback from those who really know UML well

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                                        Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                        If you're going to use Visio, may I suggest using SmartDraw[^] instead. Much more intuitive and simpler to use. If you look into IBM Raphsody Modeler, you may as well look into Understand[^]. My bookmarks for UML are StarUML[^], Gliffy[^], and NinjaMock[^].

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                                          How about paying really cheap for a paid version of Ms Visio. Checkout: http://www.win8keyau.com/[^] You pay like 8 times less to buy a product key and a link to a package to download. This is how I buy all my Microsoft products.

                                          "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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                                          Fabio Franco
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                                          I'm wondering how legal this is. I just built a new desktop system and Windows 8 Pro price seems very promissing. I wonder if there is a catch.

                                          To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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