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From: greg@tcnz2.tcnz.co.nz (super)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Case tools
Summary: Case tools information request
Keywords: CASE
Message-ID: <163@tcnz2.tcnz.co.nz>
Date: 4 Oct 89 03:02:38 GMT
Reply-To: greg@tcnz.co.nz
Organization: Thomas Cook NZ Head Office, Auckland, NZ
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Hi, we are beginning an evaluation of CASE tools, and are curious
to know where to start. We are about to purchase a pair of Unix
work stations for software development, and are interested to know
what CASE tools are being used in the industry, and what the user 
opinions of these tools are.

     Naturally, if someone has done this all before, a summary of the 
replies could save me a lot of hassle.

I will summarise what replies I get in a later posting. If you are
using these tools, please write in with your comments and experiences.

Things we would like to know -
How much more productive do you feel you are working under this case
    methodology ?
How easy is it to use ?
What of these areas of the System does it deal with, and how well ?
    - Specification
    - Analysis
    - Design
    - System Documentation Generation
    - User Documentation Generation
    - Code Generation
    - Maintenance and Revision
        (Obviously, no case tools will do all of the above).
What size of system is it designed for ? How many users (analysts and/or
    programmers, not system users), and how well does it coordinate 
    between them ?
What level and type of hardware do you feel is necessary to make it fly ?
Is it designed for a specific language or project type ?
What do you feel you have gained from using it ? What have you lost ?
In what areas do you find you circumvent the tools to achieve what you want
    in a more practical manner or time scale ?
How have the final systems benefited from using CASE tools ?
Comments.

Obviously, we are more interested in the smaller systems, but any replies
will be enthusiasically received, and collated in the final reply.

Also, if you sell these systems, please send some details, including what
platforms it runs on and is being ported to, distributors (including NZ if 
you make it here), and what general market you are aiming at.

Thanks for your time - I hope to make this as broad as possible, so if you
have some experience in these, please contribute.

What about a comp.case ? Is there enough interest yet ?
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Greg Calkin                                   Thomas Cook N.Z. Limited,
...!uunet!vuwcomp!dsiramd!marcamd!tcnz2!greg  PO Box 24,  Auckland CPO,
or greg@tcnz.co.nz                            New Zealand. Phone (09)-793920