Oops! Completely forgot about the new list. I've reposted this question over there. Thanks Skipper! :o)
Chris On 10/23/07, Skipper Pickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, Chris. i have a bit of a reply to this, but i'll post it on the new > version of the list instead of here. Hopefully you've migrated already...? > > > --- > Skipper Pickle > 972.978.5807 > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Chris Jordan > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 23, 2007 3:58 PM > *To:* Dallas/Fort Worth ColdFusion User Group Mailing List > *Subject:* [DFW CFUG] Object Modeling / UML > > Hi folks, > > I'm getting involved in a new open source project called cfCommerce ( > http://cfCommerce.org) and soon (hopefully) we'll be starting the design > of the object model. I've not done this before alone or with a group let > alone with a group over the internet. As far as this step is concerned, I'm > constantly reminded of something that Dave said during his OOP preso a > couple of months ago. He talked about finding the "nouns" in the project. Is > this the bulk of what developing the object model is about? Determining the > things or the "nouns" in the project (in our case probably something like: > cart, catalog, order, payment gateway, etc.) and then fleshing out what > those things do as well as what they know about themselves? > > Also along those lines, does one typically use a UML editor to layout the > object model? I read an article that talked about getting all of the > developers in a room and using index cards; one each to represent the > different objects. This seems impractical to do over the web. Is it enough > to just have a mailing list thread on the subject and then put all the stuff > into an organized UML format later? > > And lastly (for now anyway... lol!) can anyone recommend a good (hopefully > free or open source) UML editor? I looked around a bit, but wasn't sure if > maybe I should find something that plugs into eclipse or if a stand alone > product would be better. I'll keep looking, but if anyone can suggest > something to me that'd be great. > > Thanks heaps. > Chris > > -- > http://cjordan.us > > _______________________________________________ > Reply to DFWCFUG: > [email protected] > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > List Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > www.instantspot.com/ > www.teksystems.com/ > > -- http://cjordan.us
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