Re: Users of the BON notation among Ada users ?

[Jean-Pierre Rosen <rosen@adalog.fr>]

Martyn Pike a �crit :

> I have often wondered why HOOD and HRT-HOOD have not remained popular 
> within the Ada community.  Or perhaps they have - anyone care to comment ?

Because, unlike UML, they are not simply notations, but true design 
*methods*. They drive the design process through a precise engineering 
methodology. This "hampers the creativity" of those who want to write 
software as they please, and not as they are told to.

In the old times, people were proud of having obscure code with a 
comment saying "this is impossible to understand, but don't worry, it 
works". Nowadays, people are proud of covering the walls of their office 
with the most complicated class diagram possible. HOOD is intended to 
limit the complexity one has to deal with. How can you prove you are the 
big guy with such a method?

Hmmm, I think I could go on like this forever ;-)
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