Software Design/Architecture

I'm looking for a tool/books for software design/architecture. What is the
preferred tool for modeling designing software? I've know about Rational
Rose but was wondering if there was a good low cost or possibly an open
source solution. Does Microsoft have a competitive product like Rational
Rose?

I have an idea for a new piece of software that i would like to use a
modeling tool on as well as a ORMapper to abstract my data access layer.

I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction concerning
design/tools/architecture/books.

Thanks.

-StinkyDuck

Re: Software Design/Architecture

Hello StinkyDuck,

Look at Sparx EA architect, "Design patterns" book and dofactory.com site

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Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo


S> I'm looking for a tool/books for software design/architecture. What
S> is the preferred tool for modeling designing software? I've know
S> about Rational Rose but was wondering if there was a good low cost or
S> possibly an open source solution. Does Microsoft have a competitive
S> product like Rational Rose?
S>
S> I have an idea for a new piece of software that i would like to use a
S> modeling tool on as well as a ORMapper to abstract my data access
S> layer.
S>
S> I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction
S> concerning design/tools/architecture/books.
S>
S> Thanks.
S>
S> -StinkyDuck
S>

Re: Software Design/Architecture

Im learning all that stuff at current.

I used relationalrose along time ago at uni...was clunky back then...

For UML stuff, I find starUML (opensource) to be pretty good...

As for ORM, there are heaps of them of which nHibernate seams to be the most
popular. Another one to look at is dvo by the developer express people.

Hope that is helpful
John

"Michael Nemtsev [MVP]" wrote in message
news:3d9fba1a1ca368c9fda7edc34323@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello StinkyDuck,
>
> Look at Sparx EA architect, "Design patterns" book and dofactory.com site
>
> ---
> WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:
> http://spaces.live.com/laflour
> "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
> miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
>
> S> I'm looking for a tool/books for software design/architecture. What
> S> is the preferred tool for modeling designing software? I've know
> S> about Rational Rose but was wondering if there was a good low cost or
> S> possibly an open source solution. Does Microsoft have a competitive
> S> product like Rational Rose?
> S> S> I have an idea for a new piece of software that i would like to use
> a
> S> modeling tool on as well as a ORMapper to abstract my data access
> S> layer.
> S> S> I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction
> S> concerning design/tools/architecture/books.
> S> S> Thanks.
> S> S> -StinkyDuck
> S>
>

Re: Software Design/Architecture

Check out Persistor.NET - instead of an ORMapper. No mapping any more!
Get Persistor.NET Express edition - it is free!

Hans-Peter
Developer of Persistor.NET
www.persistor.net

Re: Software Design/Architecture

John,

Thanks for the information. I appreciate it and definately points me in the
right direction.

-StinkyDuck

"John Sheppard" wrote in message
news:fidehi02e2o@news2.newsguy.com...
> Im learning all that stuff at current.
>
> I used relationalrose along time ago at uni...was clunky back then...
>
> For UML stuff, I find starUML (opensource) to be pretty good...
>
> As for ORM, there are heaps of them of which nHibernate seams to be the
> most popular. Another one to look at is dvo by the developer express
> people.
>
> Hope that is helpful
> John
>
> "Michael Nemtsev [MVP]" wrote in message
> news:3d9fba1a1ca368c9fda7edc34323@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> Hello StinkyDuck,
>>
>> Look at Sparx EA architect, "Design patterns" book and dofactory.com site
>>
>> ---
>> WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:
>> http://spaces.live.com/laflour
>> "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and
>> we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
>>
>> S> I'm looking for a tool/books for software design/architecture. What
>> S> is the preferred tool for modeling designing software? I've know
>> S> about Rational Rose but was wondering if there was a good low cost or
>> S> possibly an open source solution. Does Microsoft have a competitive
>> S> product like Rational Rose?
>> S> S> I have an idea for a new piece of software that i would like to use
>> a
>> S> modeling tool on as well as a ORMapper to abstract my data access
>> S> layer.
>> S> S> I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction
>> S> concerning design/tools/architecture/books.
>> S> S> Thanks.
>> S> S> -StinkyDuck
>> S>
>>
>
>