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Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: straffo on October 16, 2003, 09:11:14 AM

I'll have to start a HUGE project involving a 10 + team and  I'm pretty lost concerning CASE tools having not used one since ... well 5 year

I was thinking of a Rational product (now owned by IBM surprise surprise) ... but I've not a clear view of the competition ...

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: takeda on October 16, 2003, 09:17:57 AM

Software Engineering sucks monkey balls :D

Title: Re: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: Ripsnort on October 16, 2003, 09:23:02 AM

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Originally posted by straffo
I'll have to start a HUGE project involving a 10 + team and  I'm pretty lost concerning CASE tools having not used one since ... well 5 year

I was thinking of a Rational product (now owned by IBM surprise surprise) ... but I've not a clear view of the competition ...

Rational makes a pretty good product line. I'm currently co-leading a project where we're developing (tayloring) one of their products to our requirements (but I'm not at ease posting this type of info on the net so thats all I can say)

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: straffo on October 16, 2003, 09:40:38 AM

Can you send me a mail explaining (shortly) the pro and the con ?


fdejager(at)club-internet.fr

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: Ripsnort on October 16, 2003, 09:44:09 AM

Will do. I'll send it from home by this week-end.

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: straffo on October 16, 2003, 09:45:33 AM

Thank a lot :)

The more I read about it the more I'm lost :D

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: Ripsnort on October 19, 2003, 08:18:24 AM

Straffo, get me email?  Wasn't much of an analysis, but I'm only comparing it to what we currently use, and I don't do any coding so I can't comment on that aspect of it.

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: straffo on October 19, 2003, 08:49:01 AM

Yep got your mail :)

In fact I've seen the AH BBS mailer message after posting my reply :D

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: LePaul on October 19, 2003, 09:30:05 AM

Airbus thanks you  :p

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: Bodhi on October 19, 2003, 11:46:45 AM

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Originally posted by straffo
Thank a lot :)

The more I read about it the more I'm lost :D

Vous etes etonne? Vous etes francais et etes cense etre perdu. Avez-vous jamais rencontre un Francais qui n'a pas ete perdu?

:aok

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: Duedel on October 19, 2003, 12:01:19 PM

Hey Straffo if costs of the CASE Tool is not to important I would recommend Rational Rose.

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: straffo on October 19, 2003, 01:46:52 PM

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Originally posted by Bodhi
Vous etes etonne? Vous etes francais et etes cense etre perdu. Avez-vous jamais rencontre un Francais qui n'a pas ete perdu?

:aok

euhhh ... non pourquoi ?
;)



Duedel I'll  evaluate "Together" next week and Rational Rose.

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: Pei on October 19, 2003, 07:07:35 PM

Having used Together & Rational I prefer Together but it is stupidly expensive (where as Rational is just ridiculously expensive).

However if you want 80% of the functionality for 5% of the price I would recommend Enterpise Architect
from Sparx Systems (see http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/ea.htm).

You can download a fully functional evaluation version for free wiothout any of the sales hassle Together and Rational will put you through and the current price for a license is .
It exports and imports XMI model files so you always export your work into Ration or Together at a later date.

The developer is very approachable and involved with the product (as oppsed to trying to sell you consulting time like Together and Rational).

Cost is ~180 USD for 1 license, droping to around ~140 if you purchase in bulk.

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: straffo on October 20, 2003, 01:33:48 AM

Thank Pei it look like to be the product fiiting both the need and the budget :)

Title: Anyone having experience in CASE tool ?
Post by: Duedel on October 20, 2003, 02:45:34 AM

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Originally posted by Pei
Having used Together & Rational I prefer Together but it is stupidly expensive (where as Rational is just ridiculously expensive).

ROTFL :D