Fusion information

Fusion information

[whiting_ms@corning.com (Matt Whiting)]

I recently completed a quick pass through the Hot_Ada tutorial included with the
Thomson ObjectAda product.  As most of you probably know, this tutorial uses
the Fusion methodology/notation.  Anyone have experience using this notation
that they are willing and able to share?  Any good tools available which
automate use of Fusion?  A quick check at the HBAP, acm and sw-eng sites didn't
turn up much.  I found one tool, Paradigm Plus, that listed Fusion, but no
price was listed.

Matt

Re: Fusion information

[BSCrawford]

There is a Fusion web page at
     http://ww.hpl.hp.com/fusion

There is a quarterly, hardcopy Fusion Newsletter, which 
you can receive by contacting its editor, Ruth Malan at 
     malan@hpl.hp.com

There is an electronic newsgroup called Fusion Forum, 
which you can subscribe to. (see the web page)

I am the author of HOT_Ada.  I recently attended the 
OOPSLA conference and attended a Fusion user group meeting 
where I learned of these and other interesting things -- 
from a group of enthusiastic Fusion users from a number 
of companies and application domains.  

Derek Coleman and several others are working to extend 
and improve Fusion, and will produce a new book sometime 
next year.  They will use the UML notation, and are 
working with the "three amigos" and others to define 
the final UML notation proposal to the OMG.  

Bard Crawford
Stage Harbor software
bscrawford@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/HOTAda/