L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS A Comparison UML CASE Tools Jeremiah S. Hill A Comparison of UML CASE Tools: CSC 532 Presentation

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS CASE Tools Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Why are CASE tools important? What are uses for CASE tools? A Comparison of UML CASE Tools: CSC 532 Presentation

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS UML CASE Tools Create “blueprint” for system Provide tools to create standard UML notation Customize UML artifacts UML CASE tools allows verification of system before actual coding begins A Comparison of UML CASE Tools: CSC 532 Presentation

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS Rational Rose Rational Created UML Includes standard UML Diagrams Supports code generation Supports reverse generation Power scripting engine A Comparison of UML CASE Tools: CSC 532 Presentation

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS Borland Together Supports standard UML notation Textual representation linked to visual representation  Parses the code and maintains internal object model Use of audits and metrics for error checking and quality assurance A Comparison of UML CASE Tools: CSC 532 Presentation

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS Visual Paradigm Supports UML notation Code generation and regeneration Automatic diagram layout Textual analysis Integration with several IDEs and Microsoft Office A Comparison of UML CASE Tools: CSC 532 Presentation

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS Conclusions All three tools are capable of producing any standard UML notation that is currently used in software engineering All three tools provides both code generation and regeneration All three tools allow customization to some degree A Comparison of UML CASE Tools: CSC 532 Presentation

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS Conclusions (cont.) Rational Rose is the de facto standard Borland Together promotes quality assurance and closely syncs visual and textual models Visual Paradigm is robust and emphasizes ease-of-use A Comparison of UML CASE Tools: CSC 532 Presentation

L OUISIANA T ECH U NIVERSITY College of Engineering and Science INTRODUCTION RATIONAL ROSE BORLAND TOGETHER VISUAL PARADIGM CONCLUSIONS Questions ?