CASE Survey
From: Dagmar A. Bogan <dagmar_at_indian.mitre.org>
Date: 28 Jan 1994 18:02:47 GMT
Message-ID: <2ibk07$bql_at_linus.mitre.org>
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Date: 28 Jan 1994 18:02:47 GMT
Message-ID: <2ibk07$bql_at_linus.mitre.org>
Thanks to everyone who replied regarding my question of CASE usage. Although the response was not overwhelming, I think it is a decent sampling. The following is a summary of replies:
users of Dictionary: 90%
users of Designer: 100%
users of Generator: 50%
Comments:
- Can increase productivity, if using Generator and is not the first project
- Powerful tool for designing large, complex systems
- Requires more front-end analysis, but is worthwhile if using Generator.
- Useful for reverse-engineering
- Requires steep learning curve and large investment in time and training
- Meta-model difficult to understand
- Have to modify generated DDL for version 7
- Not a clear one-to-one relationship between Dictionary contents and generated code
- Lacks a trigger / procedure library
- Poor report capability .... most users are writing their own reports
- Using the matrices in Designer are tedious, but less tedious than using Dictionary
- Dislike the character-based interface for Dictionary; prefer GUI screens
- Would like to see Designer show attributes (i.e., E-A-R Diagram)
The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of The MITRE Corporation.
Dagmar Anne Bogan * Software Engineering Center * The MITRE Corporation * phone: 703.883.6093 M/S Z676 * fax: 703.883.6991 7525 Colshire Drive * email: dagmar_at_indian.mitre.org McLean, Virginia 22102-3481 * ******************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 28 1994 - 19:02:47 CET