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27/11/2001 11:28:40
 
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Object Oriented Programming
Miscellaneous
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00586278
Message ID:
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Thanks Craig.

I haven't tried it either, but I read everywhere that it doesn't have sequence diagrams, which is a major shortcoming. I'm pretty new to modeling (just started doing it since Hector Correa convinced me to try at GLGDW), but from what I've experienced and read, the sequence diagrams are a major, if not the major way to identify methods and properties.

>I haven't tried it yet, but Visual UML is used by many Fox people. It knows Fox, which should make it a good choice.
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>>What experience have people had with modeling tools? Rational Rose is absurdly expensive for an independent developer, and unless absolutely desperate, I can't see forking out that kind of cash. There are literally dozens of others (see http://www.objectsbydesign.com/tools/umltools_byCompany.html) ranging in price from $0 to about $4,000. There are a handful under $100.
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>>Right now I'm trying to model by hand on white boards, which works pretty well, but having to copy all the whiteboard stuff onto paper is a pain, so I'm looking for a reasonably priced, solid tool. Sometimes you get what you pay for, but sometimes you can find a genuinely great tool for a great price (as I've found in Help Authoring Tools). I'd like to hear anybody's experiences.
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>>I don't think I care too much about auto-code generation at this point (I don't see how it helps if you're using a framework), or even reverse engineering features (though that would be nice to document existing systems). I'm certain that I want sequence diagram capability, and preferably sequence diagrams which interact with the class diagrams to add properties and methods.
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>>Thanks!
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