Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!stc!praxis!itcp
From: itcp@praxis.co.uk (Tom Parke)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: CASE - The Emperor has no clothes on!
Keywords: CASE rubbish
Message-ID: <5136@newton.praxis.co.uk>
Date: 14 Jun 90 13:35:02 GMT
References: <37538@genrad.UUCP> <55137@microsoft.UUCP>
Organization: Praxis, Bath, UK
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jimad@microsoft.UUCP (Jim ADCOCK) writes:

>Into this new emerging approach comes people trying to sell ways to make
>diagrams of software.  This is somewhat analogous to diagramatic dance
>notations.  The diagram is not the dance.  Eventually, you have to shut up 
>and dance.

Speaking as a dancer you might like to know that video has largely
replaced notation as a means of recording choreography, its faster,
cheaper and captures more. Also note that dance notation is for use
after the dance is created. Now, how do we video software ?

	Tom