To attempt at helping in the understanding of how to develop this, I added a
short section (with my guesses) to the
http://argouml.tigris.org/wiki/UML_2.x_support wiki page. We will have to
work together also to improve this.
/Linus
2009/4/1 Dave Thompson <[email protected]>
> On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:21 -0400, "Tom Morris" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > I'd suggest that anyone who wants to work
> > on this, pick a test and get it to pass or pick a diagram and
> > implement some functionality. After you've done a few days work,
> > you'll have a better understanding of what's needed.
>
> Thanks Tom for your voice of experience on this topic. It does sound
> like one of the key areas in ArgoUML that we need to work on, and in
> that respect, I am keen to help.
>
> However, I have to admit that I'm approaching this from a very basic
> perspective, and I suspect that many other developers reading this list
> will be in a similar position. Without any prior knowledge on the
> subject, where should we start? I have only just learned what eUML
> actually is, and I have only very sketchy ideas about how it fits into
> ArgoUML at all. I gather that the data on the screen is mirrored in
> some sort of data structure, which is internal to the application, but
> not directly browsable in any of the GUI panels, and what we are talking
> about is changing this data structure (i.e. model) to a different
> format.
>
> I don't know the reasons or the history behind it, but I suppose what
> I'm really lacking at the moment is some sort of practical steps on what
> to actually do. Which project do I have to load to start working on it?
> Where do I find the tests and how do I run them? How do I set up
> ArgoUML with the new model, in whatever functional/non-functional state
> it is in? How do I know what has or hasn't been updated yet? How do I
> know if it is working? How do I know the difference between a test that
> is supposed to pass and an obsolete test that will never pass? The
> topic sounds vast and complicated - are there any safe bits I can work
> on without risking breaking something? Sorry for all the questions.
>
> If someone could break down some tasks to the beginner level, then there
> would probably be a lot more help available, as (baring the top 5 or 6
> people involved), this is probably where most of the developers are. If
> there are no tasks at this level, then I seriously think that those with
> knowledge of the subject need to invest some time in creating training
> materials for those without. The Wiki is a great start on this, but at
> the moment, most of it goes over my head!
>
> Dave
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