Comment Same problem exists for other technologies (Score 2, Insightful) 192
People can, and will, abuse just about anything.
Many of the "meta-fevers" described in the original article are not unique to UML. They are symptomatic of how people approach adopting many kinds of technology. I could easily make a few substitutions in the article, and poof, I'd have a "Death by XML Fever" article.
Design is good. UML is just a tool that can aid design. There's no "one size fits all" for how UML is used by people or in projects.
The amount of development process required what process is actually necessary, and how the process is implemented and enforced is unique to each organization. UML can be a part of that process, or not. Depends on the people in your organization and what seems to work best.
Many of the "meta-fevers" described in the original article are not unique to UML. They are symptomatic of how people approach adopting many kinds of technology. I could easily make a few substitutions in the article, and poof, I'd have a "Death by XML Fever" article.
Design is good. UML is just a tool that can aid design. There's no "one size fits all" for how UML is used by people or in projects.
The amount of development process required what process is actually necessary, and how the process is implemented and enforced is unique to each organization. UML can be a part of that process, or not. Depends on the people in your organization and what seems to work best.
