Re: does a software architect need UML skills?

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Arne Vajhøj <arne@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:
On Oct 25, 2:19 am, Arne Vajhøj <a...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
not_a_commie wrote:
If you were going to hire a software architect / functional lead for
your project (written exclusively in C# including WPF, WCF) would you
require that they have UML skills?
Yes. Unless standards don't mean anything in your organization.

UML is the standard for diagrams in the industry.

That doesn't mean it's the only - or even the most effective - way to
communicate.

Personally, I've never been a fan of UML.

What you did not quote was:

#He/she may not like UML. He/she may not want to use UML for
#this project. But he/she should know UML.

UML is the standard.

As Radek says, according to who? It's widely used, but that's not quite
the same thing.

There may be reasons not to use the standard.

But now knowing the standard is a very poor reason.

If your organization happens to use UML extensively, that *might* be a
reason - although it's simple enough to learn UML when necessary.

If your organization doesn't use UML, or doesn't use it very much, why
should it be a job requirement?

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