---
title: "Has UML Died Without Anyone Noticing?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/has-uml-died-without-anyone-noticing--0ulexopfy
source_url: https://garba.org/posts/2021/uml/
type: article
source: "Community Picks"
published: 2024-06-28T03:50:36.658Z
updated: 2026-03-15T04:51:26.325Z
tags: ["agile", "general-programming"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 35
comments: 25
language: en
---

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# Has UML Died Without Anyone Noticing?

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 6 min read · 35 upvotes · 25 comments

## Summary

UML, once a standard for software modeling, has seen a decline in use, particularly due to the rise of Agile methodologies and user stories which favor production-ready code over structured problem analysis. While lightweight modeling techniques like C4 and informal 'masala diagrams' are now commonly used, the discipline of formal business analysis and engineering in software development has diminished, creating a shift towards more flexible but less rigorously defined design practices.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@adasfab** · 6 upvotes

> Totally bullshit, almost every BA use UML in various Agile projects.

**@lastlink** · 2 upvotes

> I think they are still popular for database modeling.
>
> I made an external plugin for drawio that you can import export sql in to uml diagrams as well as openapi json format.
>
> https://github.com/funktechno/sqltooling-drawio

**@fsociety\_** · 1 upvotes

> In universities is still lot of UML so I dont think it is dying

**@recabasic** · 1 upvotes

> It's surprising that devs still use it outside the college.

**@sangi\_** · 1 upvotes

> Do I still use UML diagrams? Yes, sir. Do I actually follow UML standards? Well... not really 🤷🏻‍♂️

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