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Subject: Re: Preferred Way to Show Java Dependencies?
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:57:31 -0800
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On 11/18/2011 11:21 AM, Novice wrote:
> When documenting a Java project, is it customary to create dependency
> diagrams for the programs? If so, what is the best tool or technique for
> creating these diagrams?


Generating generic class diagrams isn't customary for software 
engineering, ime.  It's more normal to focus on important classes, 
processes, or concepts and diagram those, rather than get out the auto 
tool and just dump a bunch of diagrams into the project documentation.

As far as tool, the NetBeans UML page refers the reader to SDE for 
NetBeans and JDeveloper.  I don't have an opinion, so I'm defering to 
theirs.

http://netbeans.org/features/uml/