Peter Coad

Peter Coad (born December 30, 1953[1][2]) is a software entrepreneur and author of books on programming. He is notable for his role in defining what have come to be known as the UML colors,[3] a color-coded notation chiefly useful for adding breadth and depth to a design, using four major archetypes.

  1. ^ DAAD Project “Joint Course on Software Engineering”—Topic 13 Object-oriented Analysis
  2. ^ Family Tree Maker—Descendants of James Collins
  3. ^ Peter Coad, Java Design specifies a consistent notation for denoting four fundamental categories: 1-pink) time, 2-light green) person, place or thing, 3-yellow) role, or 4-pale blue) commentary/description.