"A communication gap exists in most organizations of any size. This even applies to small groups--think job turnover. One of the most common ways of passing on knowledge is through diagrams. In our field, these diagrams often take the form of UML drawings.
"None of the UML shapes are complex to create, but automating their creation and rearrangement saves time and also adds consistency. Most of us want something that draws what we want quickly and easily. All of the UML tools I review here can do this to slightly different degrees. However, only one tool is open source. The differences are instructive..."
