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Write Poetry In UML

Posted by timothy on from the or-just-translate dept.

Martin writes "We'd like to announce the first Unified Modeling Language Poem Contest - UMLyrics 2004. Realize the power and shortcomings of UML by writing new or paraphrasing existing poems with UML. The winner is determined with a Google-based voting system - have fun!"

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  1. Finally! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    A good use for UML.

  2. So get started already! by pragma_x · · Score: 3, Informative

    This may help:

    Poetry Quotes

  3. This seems a bit feeble by fiftyvolts · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I remember perl poetry contests. They were awesome. I highly doubt, however, that this UML contest will be as good.

    The main things that perl had going for it in regards to the contest was the type of people who program perl (many interested in language), the type of language perl is (amorphousa and varied), and finally the perl community (jovial and witty). When I think UML I think of a language that's anything but poetic. It's too structured. In fact that's what makes it useful as a language!

    I just can't see the opportunity for a fraction of the creativity as the perl contest in this contest :-/

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    1. Re:This seems a bit feeble by dash2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Damn lameness filter! You asked for it.

  4. I can see it now... by keoghp · · Score: 3, Funny

    There is a bug in your code:-
    3rd stanza, It doesn't scan, its blind verse and has no iambic time.

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  5. Help? by nacturation · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can someone help me write a poem about "nigritude ultramarine" in UML?

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