RE: Eclipse

2004-03-08 Thread Ross Ferris
Brian,

There are some reasonably close approximations for most of the legacy elements - and 
I've only ever looked at the task from the perspective of moving legacy applications 
into an environment like Viságe, because in the process you would cull much of the 
'dead wood' that inhabits systems that have evolved in a granular manner over a long 
period of time

As you say, trying to make this happen for a system that hasn't been developed with 
some thought to structure would be "difficult", and as you suggest for many legacy 
systems would rapidly become a bigger task than re-designing the entire system, with 
little or no obvious/immediate payback

Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage - an Evolution in Software Development

>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Brian Leach
>Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 8:33 PM
>To: 'U2 Users Discussion List'
>Subject: RE: Eclipse
>
>Ross,
>
>That sounds like an interesting project !
>
>I agree with you over the commercial aspect. The only way it could be done
>reasonably would be as an open source project - and frankly I doubt it
>would
>get the contributors.
>
>I can see how using UML to model a new system could work, so long as you
>restricted the design to include only those elements that can be sensibly
>handled by the UML.
>
>But what about that dreaded 'legacy' element for which there is no formal
>notation: for example, Q pointers, select lists, single and multiple level
>data files, USING clauses and global dictionaries, horrible hetrogenous
>values generated from SB+: not to mention the obvious virtual fields...
>
>I would think that representing an existing system could be a nightmare.
>
>
>
>Brian
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Ferris
>> Sent: 07 March 2004 10:04
>> To: U2 Users Discussion List
>> Subject: RE: Eclipse
>>
>> UML can be used for this, though it's been around 5 years
>> since we have done anything serious.
>>
>> At the time we were a Rational Rose Partner, and were
>> following the work of "BoldSoft", who had developed a round
>> trip model driven development environment that generated
>> applications in Delphi. We had developed an SQL Schema
>> generator as a plug-in, but had an MV version as well (which
>> was never commercially sold)
>>
>> Suffice to say that Rational came out with there own inbuilt
>> schema generator, and BoldSoft was acquired by Delphi.
>>
>> Anyway, Rose was "nice" because at the end of the day you
>> could save/load a UML document as an "ordinary" (structured)
>> text file, which was easy to read, generate & process on the
>> "pick" side of the equation.
>>
>> I haven't looked at Rose in recent years, but I would imagine
>> that there is now an XML output option, and support for XML
>> Data Structures, which map quite nicely to mv Data.
>>
>> But somehow I don't think that any money spent on a code
>> generation module out the back end of Rose is going to see a return
>>
>>
>>
>> Ross Ferris
>> Stamina Software
>> Visage - an Evolution in Software Development
>>
>> >-Original Message-
>> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >On Behalf Of Brian Leach
>> >Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 8:42 PM
>> >To: 'U2 Users Discussion List'
>> >Subject: RE: Eclipse
>> >
>> >
>> >Chuck
>> >
>> >- Flame, flame, flame !
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >UML could be a useful tool for us all - if it were capable of
>> >representing MV constructs.
>> >And if they dropped those 'actors' for the Use Case phase - am I the
>> >only person who finds that notation irritating? It looks
>> pre-schoolish
>> >- and anyway a system event is not a person. (You can shout
>> at it and
>> >it rarely shouts back).
>> >
>> >Pity - it would be nice to have a formal way of defining MV systems
>> >that the rest of the world could recognize.
>> >In fact, it would be nice to have a formal way of defining
>> MV systems -
>> >period.
>> >
>> >I know there are products that do it (including our own!)
>> but I want a
>> >method, not a product. Then certain sectors might take us
>> more seriously.
>> >
>> >
>> >Brian "Not so Rational this morning" Leach
>> >

RE: Eclipse

2004-03-08 Thread Brian Leach
Ross,

That sounds like an interesting project !

I agree with you over the commercial aspect. The only way it could be done
reasonably would be as an open source project - and frankly I doubt it would
get the contributors. 

I can see how using UML to model a new system could work, so long as you
restricted the design to include only those elements that can be sensibly
handled by the UML. 

But what about that dreaded 'legacy' element for which there is no formal
notation: for example, Q pointers, select lists, single and multiple level
data files, USING clauses and global dictionaries, horrible hetrogenous
values generated from SB+: not to mention the obvious virtual fields...

I would think that representing an existing system could be a nightmare.



Brian
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Ferris
> Sent: 07 March 2004 10:04
> To: U2 Users Discussion List
> Subject: RE: Eclipse
> 
> UML can be used for this, though it's been around 5 years 
> since we have done anything serious.
> 
> At the time we were a Rational Rose Partner, and were 
> following the work of "BoldSoft", who had developed a round 
> trip model driven development environment that generated 
> applications in Delphi. We had developed an SQL Schema 
> generator as a plug-in, but had an MV version as well (which 
> was never commercially sold)
> 
> Suffice to say that Rational came out with there own inbuilt 
> schema generator, and BoldSoft was acquired by Delphi.
> 
> Anyway, Rose was "nice" because at the end of the day you 
> could save/load a UML document as an "ordinary" (structured) 
> text file, which was easy to read, generate & process on the 
> "pick" side of the equation.
> 
> I haven't looked at Rose in recent years, but I would imagine 
> that there is now an XML output option, and support for XML 
> Data Structures, which map quite nicely to mv Data.
> 
> But somehow I don't think that any money spent on a code 
> generation module out the back end of Rose is going to see a return
> 
> 
> 
> Ross Ferris
> Stamina Software
> Visage - an Evolution in Software Development
> 
> >-Original Message-
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> >On Behalf Of Brian Leach
> >Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 8:42 PM
> >To: 'U2 Users Discussion List'
> >Subject: RE: Eclipse
> >
> >
> >Chuck
> >
> >- Flame, flame, flame !
> >
> >
> >
> >UML could be a useful tool for us all - if it were capable of 
> >representing MV constructs.
> >And if they dropped those 'actors' for the Use Case phase - am I the 
> >only person who finds that notation irritating? It looks 
> pre-schoolish 
> >- and anyway a system event is not a person. (You can shout 
> at it and 
> >it rarely shouts back).
> >
> >Pity - it would be nice to have a formal way of defining MV systems 
> >that the rest of the world could recognize.
> >In fact, it would be nice to have a formal way of defining 
> MV systems - 
> >period.
> >
> >I know there are products that do it (including our own!) 
> but I want a 
> >method, not a product. Then certain sectors might take us 
> more seriously.
> >
> >
> >Brian "Not so Rational this morning" Leach
> >
> >
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Results
> >> Sent: 05 March 2004 01:29
> >> To: U2 Users Discussion List
> >> Subject: Re: Eclipse
> >>
> >> Ross,
> >> [Warning: Let the flames begin]  I don't see UML as a 
> step that 
> >> has value. There are many ways to shape a project that reflect 
> >> practical considerations. My experience of UML is that it 
> is a method 
> >> for separating projects from common sense and practical results.
> >>
> >> - Charles "Rational Rationale" Barouch
> >>
> >> Ross Ferris wrote:
> >>
> >
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RE: Eclipse

2004-03-07 Thread Ross Ferris
UML can be used for this, though it's been around 5 years since we have done anything 
serious.

At the time we were a Rational Rose Partner, and were following the work of 
"BoldSoft", who had developed a round trip model driven development environment that 
generated applications in Delphi. We had developed an SQL Schema generator as a 
plug-in, but had an MV version as well (which was never commercially sold)

Suffice to say that Rational came out with there own inbuilt schema generator, and 
BoldSoft was acquired by Delphi.

Anyway, Rose was "nice" because at the end of the day you could save/load a UML 
document as an "ordinary" (structured) text file, which was easy to read, generate & 
process on the "pick" side of the equation.

I haven't looked at Rose in recent years, but I would imagine that there is now an XML 
output option, and support for XML Data Structures, which map quite nicely to mv Data.

But somehow I don't think that any money spent on a code generation module out the 
back end of Rose is going to see a return



Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage – an Evolution in Software Development

>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Brian Leach
>Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 8:42 PM
>To: 'U2 Users Discussion List'
>Subject: RE: Eclipse
>
>
>Chuck
>
>- Flame, flame, flame !
>
>
>
>UML could be a useful tool for us all - if it were capable of representing
>MV constructs.
>And if they dropped those 'actors' for the Use Case phase - am I the only
>person who finds that notation irritating? It looks pre-schoolish - and
>anyway a system event is not a person. (You can shout at it and it rarely
>shouts back).
>
>Pity - it would be nice to have a formal way of defining MV systems that
>the
>rest of the world could recognize.
>In fact, it would be nice to have a formal way of defining MV systems -
>period.
>
>I know there are products that do it (including our own!) but I want a
>method, not a product. Then certain sectors might take us more seriously.
>
>
>Brian "Not so Rational this morning" Leach
>
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Results
>> Sent: 05 March 2004 01:29
>> To: U2 Users Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: Eclipse
>>
>> Ross,
>> [Warning: Let the flames begin]  I don't see UML as a
>> step that has value. There are many ways to shape a project
>> that reflect practical considerations. My experience of UML
>> is that it is a method for separating projects from common
>> sense and practical results.
>>
>> - Charles "Rational Rationale" Barouch
>>
>> Ross Ferris wrote:
>>
>
>
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RE: Eclipse

2004-03-05 Thread Brian Leach

Chuck

- Flame, flame, flame ! 



UML could be a useful tool for us all - if it were capable of representing
MV constructs.
And if they dropped those 'actors' for the Use Case phase - am I the only
person who finds that notation irritating? It looks pre-schoolish - and
anyway a system event is not a person. (You can shout at it and it rarely
shouts back). 

Pity - it would be nice to have a formal way of defining MV systems that the
rest of the world could recognize.
In fact, it would be nice to have a formal way of defining MV systems -
period.

I know there are products that do it (including our own!) but I want a
method, not a product. Then certain sectors might take us more seriously.


Brian "Not so Rational this morning" Leach


> -Original Message-
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Results
> Sent: 05 March 2004 01:29
> To: U2 Users Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Eclipse
> 
> Ross,
> [Warning: Let the flames begin]  I don't see UML as a 
> step that has value. There are many ways to shape a project 
> that reflect practical considerations. My experience of UML 
> is that it is a method for separating projects from common 
> sense and practical results.
> 
> - Charles "Rational Rationale" Barouch
> 
> Ross Ferris wrote:
> 



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RE: Eclipse

2004-03-04 Thread Ross Ferris
Chuck,

Whilst on 1 hand I tend to agree, I think that anything that aids in the visualization 
of a process is useful.

I've read history books that talk about an archaic art form called "flowcharting", 
though I believe the practitioners are all but extinct, even though they were prolific.

UML is much more - comes back to how you use it. Horses for courses, and your mileage 
may vary.

Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage - an Evolution in Software Development


>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Results
>Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 12:29 PM
>To: U2 Users Discussion List
>Subject: Re: Eclipse
>
>Ross,
>[Warning: Let the flames begin]  I don't see UML as a step that has
>value. There are many ways to shape a project that reflect practical
>considerations. My experience of UML is that it is a method for
>separating projects from common sense and practical results.
>
>- Charles "Rational Rationale" Barouch
>
>Ross Ferris wrote:
>
>>Stuart,
>>
>>I haven't looked at Eclipse for a while (don't tell Dawn I know how to
>spell cofe :-) Maybe I should revisit to see if there are any nice "things"
>that we should incorporate into Viságe (which is already a cool development
>environment for U2)
>>
>>At one stage we had a nice schema generator that plugged into Rose, so
>maybe we could look at the UML side of things again, but I fear this would
>be dead R&D, because I don't think too many "pick" shops are likely to get
>that formal (which of itself is perhaps a shame, but I can understand the
>economic drivers)
>>
>>Ross Ferris
>>Stamina Software
>>Visage - an Evolution in Software Development
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-Original Message-
>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>>>Behalf Of Stuart Boydell
>>>Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 10:35 AM
>>>To: U2 Users Discussion List
>>>Subject: RE: Eclipse
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Is your interest more in "Web Services", or "Eclipse/Java" ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Hi Ross,
>>>I'm interested in all of the above but in the case of Eclipse, just the
>>>IDE.
>>>It's very cool, have you seen it? It should be simple to create a plug-in
>>>for it for U2.
>>>
>>>For those who aren't familiar with Eclipse (www.eclipse.org), it's a
>>>development framework (IDE) "for nothing in particular". That is, it is
>>>adaptable to a range of different development tools, like an open source
>>>version of Visual Studio (but, as it's users say, much better).
>>>
>>>It was originally written by IBM and donated to the open source
>community.
>>>You can create "plug-ins" for it for whichever particular languages or
>>>tools
>>>you work with, the tools should then integrate. Obviously alot of work
>has
>>>been done using it in the Java & WebSphere Studio realm but Eclipse
>>>shouldn't be confused with just those tools. One should, in theory, be
>able
>>>to use it to create MV schemas, workflows etc and then generate the
>>>database
>>>& code from it or reverse engineer existing MV DBs... maybe.
>>>
>>>So, as for using Eclipse to create web services or stuff with Java,
>>>Rational
>>>or WebSphere, that's a possibility but at this stage I'm just interested
>in
>>>it as a potentially very cool development platform for U2.
>>>
>>>I'm interested to hear from anyone who has experience with Eclipse and
>>>their
>>>views on its aplicability to the U2 environment.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Stuart
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Re: Eclipse

2004-03-04 Thread Results
Ross,
   [Warning: Let the flames begin]  I don't see UML as a step that has 
value. There are many ways to shape a project that reflect practical 
considerations. My experience of UML is that it is a method for 
separating projects from common sense and practical results.

   - Charles "Rational Rationale" Barouch

Ross Ferris wrote:

Stuart,

I haven't looked at Eclipse for a while (don't tell Dawn I know how to spell cofe :-) Maybe I should revisit to see if there are any nice "things" that we should incorporate into Viságe (which is already a cool development environment for U2)

At one stage we had a nice schema generator that plugged into Rose, so maybe we could look at the UML side of things again, but I fear this would be dead R&D, because I don't think too many "pick" shops are likely to get that formal (which of itself is perhaps a shame, but I can understand the economic drivers)

Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage - an Evolution in Software Development
 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Stuart Boydell
Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 10:35 AM
To: U2 Users Discussion List
Subject: RE: Eclipse
   

Is your interest more in "Web Services", or "Eclipse/Java" ?
 

Hi Ross,
I'm interested in all of the above but in the case of Eclipse, just the
IDE.
It's very cool, have you seen it? It should be simple to create a plug-in
for it for U2.
For those who aren't familiar with Eclipse (www.eclipse.org), it's a
development framework (IDE) "for nothing in particular". That is, it is
adaptable to a range of different development tools, like an open source
version of Visual Studio (but, as it's users say, much better).
It was originally written by IBM and donated to the open source community.
You can create "plug-ins" for it for whichever particular languages or
tools
you work with, the tools should then integrate. Obviously alot of work has
been done using it in the Java & WebSphere Studio realm but Eclipse
shouldn't be confused with just those tools. One should, in theory, be able
to use it to create MV schemas, workflows etc and then generate the
database
& code from it or reverse engineer existing MV DBs... maybe.
So, as for using Eclipse to create web services or stuff with Java,
Rational
or WebSphere, that's a possibility but at this stage I'm just interested in
it as a potentially very cool development platform for U2.
I'm interested to hear from anyone who has experience with Eclipse and
their
views on its aplicability to the U2 environment.
Cheers,
Stuart








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RE: Eclipse

2004-03-04 Thread Ross Ferris
Stuart,

I haven't looked at Eclipse for a while (don't tell Dawn I know how to spell cofe :-) 
Maybe I should revisit to see if there are any nice "things" that we should 
incorporate into Viságe (which is already a cool development environment for U2)

At one stage we had a nice schema generator that plugged into Rose, so maybe we could 
look at the UML side of things again, but I fear this would be dead R&D, because I 
don't think too many "pick" shops are likely to get that formal (which of itself is 
perhaps a shame, but I can understand the economic drivers)

Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage - an Evolution in Software Development


>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Stuart Boydell
>Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 10:35 AM
>To: U2 Users Discussion List
>Subject: RE: Eclipse
>
>> Is your interest more in "Web Services", or "Eclipse/Java" ?
>
>Hi Ross,
>I'm interested in all of the above but in the case of Eclipse, just the
>IDE.
>It's very cool, have you seen it? It should be simple to create a plug-in
>for it for U2.
>
>For those who aren't familiar with Eclipse (www.eclipse.org), it's a
>development framework (IDE) "for nothing in particular". That is, it is
>adaptable to a range of different development tools, like an open source
>version of Visual Studio (but, as it's users say, much better).
>
>It was originally written by IBM and donated to the open source community.
>You can create "plug-ins" for it for whichever particular languages or
>tools
>you work with, the tools should then integrate. Obviously alot of work has
>been done using it in the Java & WebSphere Studio realm but Eclipse
>shouldn't be confused with just those tools. One should, in theory, be able
>to use it to create MV schemas, workflows etc and then generate the
>database
>& code from it or reverse engineer existing MV DBs... maybe.
>
>So, as for using Eclipse to create web services or stuff with Java,
>Rational
>or WebSphere, that's a possibility but at this stage I'm just interested in
>it as a potentially very cool development platform for U2.
>
>I'm interested to hear from anyone who has experience with Eclipse and
>their
>views on its aplicability to the U2 environment.
>
>Cheers,
>Stuart
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Eclipse

2004-03-04 Thread Craig Bennett
Stuart,

I saw an IBM presentation on Eclipse in 2002 and thought the same as you.
Trouble is I am not a Java programmer and my prefferred editor is vi (which
I wouldn't change for all the good things in the far off place).

But as a platform for U2 tools, I can't think of a better spot than open
source eclipse.

Craig

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RE: Eclipse

2004-03-04 Thread Stuart Boydell
> Is your interest more in "Web Services", or "Eclipse/Java" ?

Hi Ross,
I'm interested in all of the above but in the case of Eclipse, just the IDE.
It's very cool, have you seen it? It should be simple to create a plug-in
for it for U2.

For those who aren't familiar with Eclipse (www.eclipse.org), it's a
development framework (IDE) "for nothing in particular". That is, it is
adaptable to a range of different development tools, like an open source
version of Visual Studio (but, as it's users say, much better).

It was originally written by IBM and donated to the open source community.
You can create "plug-ins" for it for whichever particular languages or tools
you work with, the tools should then integrate. Obviously alot of work has
been done using it in the Java & WebSphere Studio realm but Eclipse
shouldn't be confused with just those tools. One should, in theory, be able
to use it to create MV schemas, workflows etc and then generate the database
& code from it or reverse engineer existing MV DBs... maybe.

So, as for using Eclipse to create web services or stuff with Java, Rational
or WebSphere, that's a possibility but at this stage I'm just interested in
it as a potentially very cool development platform for U2.

I'm interested to hear from anyone who has experience with Eclipse and their
views on its aplicability to the U2 environment.

Cheers,
Stuart










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RE: Eclipse

2004-03-04 Thread Ross Ferris
Stuart,

Is your interest more in "Web Services", or "Eclipse/Java" ?

If the former, there may be other ways to achieve your goals - I suppose it then also 
depends on whether you are looking at simply consuming a web service, or publishing one

FWIW, Viságe 6.50 will have a facility to enable you to "publish" any Viságe function 
(read Basic Subroutine) as a web service - we can happily consume them now from the 
client  but as Dawn would point out, that doesn't count, because we "cheat" and 
use "nasty" Microsoft technology, and that just isn't Java

(Hi Dawn!)

Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage - an Evolution in Software Development


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>Subject: Re: Eclipse
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>Sorry, I have done embarassingly little towards developing the desired
>plug-in.  I had trouble finding a tutorial that matched what I saw in
>the current version of Eclipse, and recently have been using NetBeans
>much more than Eclipse, so have let things slide.
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>Best,
>David Beahm
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>Stuart Boydell wrote:
>> Just saw a www.ibm.com/developerWorks seminar on web services. They are
>> using Eclipse as their IDE and I was impressed by the sexiness of the
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>> There was a thread on here a few months ago about U2 & Eclipse and I was
>> wondering if anyone had built or tried building a plug-in for U2 yet.
>> Anyone have any comments about it?
>> Cheers,
>>
>> --
>> Stuart
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Re: Eclipse

2004-03-03 Thread David Beahm
Sorry, I have done embarassingly little towards developing the desired 
plug-in.  I had trouble finding a tutorial that matched what I saw in 
the current version of Eclipse, and recently have been using NetBeans 
much more than Eclipse, so have let things slide.

Best,
David Beahm
Stuart Boydell wrote:
Just saw a www.ibm.com/developerWorks seminar on web services. They are
using Eclipse as their IDE and I was impressed by the sexiness of the tools
(We can get to whether they work or not later).
There was a thread on here a few months ago about U2 & Eclipse and I was
wondering if anyone had built or tried building a plug-in for U2 yet.
Anyone have any comments about it?
Cheers,
--
Stuart
















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