PHP and UML Class Diagrams

UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a mechanism for representing software in the form of diagrams. Essentially it allows to design our applications by drawing, and if the right tools existed, even generate code from the diagrams. In this article we'll look at how PHP code is represented in UML terms, via use of the the UML class diagram.

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PHP and UML Class Diagrams

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