In the early 80's and 90's many different methodologies and models were being used for designing software programs, business systems, and database development. A standard was necessary. Booch, Rumbaugh, and Jacobson championed the cause of creating a standardized method for software modeling. In 1997, Booch, Rumbaugh, and Jacobson's Unified Modeling Language was accepted as the defacto standard. Industry leaders like Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and HP accepted UML as the standard (OMG.org)
Unified Modeling Language - Definition
UML is defined by its founders; Booch, Rumbaugh, Jacobson (1998), as a standard "modeling language for writing software blueprints." Modeling is important whether you are building a house, designing a software program, defining an enterprise infrastructure or designing a database.…
