Re: UML modeler reviews

Responding to Dave...

I finally managed to download the Rose XDE Developer (1 GB!) and it can
open Rose Model (98i) and export XMI, but the UI is integrated with
eclipse and look pretty different. On the other hand, the Rose/RT
(called Technical Developer on IBM's website) UI is almost identical to
the ancient Rose Modeler 98i my company is using. So I guess I'll have
to get used to the new UI, or pick something other than Rational

Actually, that's small compared to RSD & RSM! B-) Those involve about a dozen files each that are each integer factors larger. Even with the high speed DSL option it took me two days to download the entire suite.

FWIW, I have heard a rumor that Rose/RT is being completely rewritten for Eclipse, which might account for why it has the original interface from when Rational bought ObjectTime (i.e., resources are committed to the rewrite). But that is strictly conference scuttle***.

However, I do know that Rose itself is being reincarnated under Eclipse as RSM so that there will a single integration backplane for CM and SQA tools that is tool-independent. The drawing tool and repository are essentially done but work continues on the MDA side. Whether just a Rose version will continue to be supported outside Eclipse when that is done I don't know.

[FWIW, the people at Pathfinder doing tools work tell me that Eclipse is tedious to set up initially but once it is in place, tool integration is pretty easy and life for the application developer is greatly improved.]


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