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Fabio Maresca

I'm lookin for a UML based visual CASE for VB.NET.
Does someone know where it's worth to spend my money ?

bye
Fabio
 
Rational's tools are pretty widely used (as fare as this kind of stuff is
concerned).
However, I don't really like the way most CASE tools treat every problem
with a one-size-fits-all mentality (and no matter how much "customization"
they let you do to a glove, it's still a glove and sometimes you need a
shoe). I actually stumped the Rational techie when I asked how one would go
about doing something in the tool, to which he replied "why would you want
to do that?", and when I gave him the reason of why it was important, he
turned pale and admitted it couldn't be done within the system itself -
which rather defeats the purpose of having the CASE tool to begin with.
(names and events altered and obscured to protect the not-so-innocent) :-)

Honestly, I do all my modeling in Visio. The rest is good old-fashion
coding, which really doesn't take long to do in VS.NET with all the neat
little productivity tools (VB or C#). And since I've yet to see a complex
system successfully round-trip two iterations in a CASE tool, I rule out the
importance of the maintenance aspect of said tools too :-)

Don't get me wrong, I've written a whitepaper on how the next generation of
engineering management absolutely requires computer-assistance as the
complexity of projects are growing faster than Moore's law would allow for,
as well as tons of valuable knowledge assets being lost and not reused, or
used inefficiently. However, I don't think UML is the universal answer to
everything software, nor do I think someone has built the CASE tool with the
adaptive "brain" I need (yet).

-Rob Teixeira [MVP]
 
OK
Thanks for the exaustive answer to my too short question.
I agree with all that you say but now I have to be more specific.

I just need a tool that creates UML class diagrams from the code I write
(no need to create the code from the diagram) and keeps them refreshed
when I update the code without deleting the notes I add to the diagram.
This part is important I've tried many "free" and "try and buy" tools that
kept on creating new diagrams from the code instead of refreshing the
existing ones and the result was that I had to rewrite the notes and
rearrange
the components in the diagram.
It would be nice if it supported the writing of UML object diagrams and
UML process diagrams.

I'd need a CASE (if there's one) that creates a SQLServer catalog or
an Access mdb or an oracle schema from a meta design. I did myself
one that works just fine with Access and allows versioning and all
the types of upgrading I need, it only lacks the graphical part.
Now I'd like to find one that works with at least SQLServer
and Access at the same time and with graphical diagrams.
Actually I think I know the answer, I have to write it on my own.

thanks
Fabio
 
If you don't mind paying good money, try Rational's product.
Last time I checked, they did just about everything you've stated.

-Rob Teixeira [MVP]
 
Consider EventStudio for designing your system. With UML tools
you will end up spending a lot of time drawing and aligning pictures
and the increase in productivity would be minimal.

EventStudio allows you to model your system using a simple text based
modeling language. For details, please visit:

http://www.EventHelix.com/EventStudio

Sandeep
 
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