From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,FREEMAIL_FROM, FREEMAIL_REPLYTO_END_DIGIT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5bcfe0c0385157a7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-03-05 00:26:05 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: ralphh9@aol.com (RalphH9) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Shlaer-Mellor OOA/RD with Ada Date: 4 Mar 1995 13:50:26 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3jacpi$46a@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3ivcak$e29@michp1.redstone.army.mil> Reply-To: ralphh9@aol.com (RalphH9) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Date: 1995-03-04T13:50:26-05:00 List-Id: The state of useage and support for Shlaer-Mellor has advanced dramatically over the past 2 years, so the report on in '92 may be a little dated. Several things have changed. First, new tools have been introduced by my company, Objective Spectrum, call the BridgePoint family of products. BridgePoint was built by a group hlaer-Mellor practitioners frustrated with available tool support. The result is a tool set the defines Shlaer-Mellor automation. Briefly, BridgePoint Analyst supports OOA, per Shlaer-Mellor, with SM notation and preventative data checking. Users say it helps teach the method. BridgePoint Sim allows early validation of model behavior through interactive simulation. BridgePoint Gen is a general purpose translation engine that supports any target implementation architecture/language, including ADA, through user defined templates. Second, organizations are starting to automate their design architectures with BridgePoint allowing for the power of regenerative software systems to be realized. Our customers are realizing 87% to 98% code generation (and regeneration) with their custom built architectures. The result is faster design changes in software products, as well as reuseable design architectures. Only now, has the power the Shlaer-Mellor methodology been realizable. Third, commercial architecture builders are starting enter the marketplace. We know of one currently offering custom architecture building, and we are working to create other architecture builders. We also expect to see "packaged" architectures be available on the BridgePoint platform by year's end. These three changes are changing the attitude towards Shlaer-Mellor. Users who are employing the method and BridgePoint automation are realizing REAL results. If anybody is interested in learning more they can contact me directly. Ralph Hibbs Objective Spectrum 901 Kildaire Farm Road Cary, NC 27511 voice: 919-460-1500 fax: 919-380-6463 email1: ralphH9@aol.com email2: ralph.hibbs@objective.com