Thanks to this, there is a nice tool to allow creating of yUML diagrams from the command line or scripts.

If you're writing a client for yUML like an iPad or Android app, then you want to be able to load up the original DSL for a diagram. This was not possible before, but now is.

First, install gems...

sudo gem install rio curb

Then the script (tweak as needed)....

Some of you might have noticed that I've removed the adverts from yUML. I hate how they added so much "noise" to a site.

I've had a bit of a rest from yUML recently, but by no means has the project stalled. Whilst I've been focusing on earning cash to pay bills, it's been great to see a small ecosystem grow around yUML, and soon I'll be looking to spend time on the project again for phase 2.

yUML was a little web app that I created a few months ago. I tweeted about it on Twitter, and the results were both amazing and confusing.

http://yuml.me is less than a month old, and traffic has settled around 1000 visits a day. Users out there have generated well over 31,000 UML diagrams so far, wow!

I really need to give yUML it's own blog or news page or something :)

Until then, a few things that are new with yUML.

View Diagrams on GitHub

I messed about with putting yUML diagrams on a GitHub gist, I think they work well with the GitHub style.

I thought it would be fun to have a scruffy hand drawn look for yUML diagrams, which I'm really fond of.

Thought it might be nice to add a touch of polish to yUML. We've now got:

• Soft Shadows

yUML is for creating back of napkin style UML drawings, in a fast and hassle-free way. I much prefer small UML diagrams backed up with text, and yUML reflects this mind-set. If you do want to create larger diagrams, then this post might help you.

yUML is a tool that lets you create UML diagrams using only <img> tags. Here's an example:

A few years ago I developed an Enterprise Architect CASE tool plugin for Wells Fargo bank. It allowed them to combine UML Activity Diagrams with the GUI prototyping diagrams, and then generate interactive HTML that users could explore. It was fun.