Tool or Methodology?
This is, of course, a false choice when it comes to legacy software modernization. The reality is that you need both. Method should cover the tasks, models and techniques necessary for modernization. Tools will provide the automation necessary for managing complexity. But which should you …
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Legacy Applications and OO Technology
0Clients sometimes ask why they should bother to consider object oriented modeling in order to understand legacy applications. “Doesn’t the legacy code already contain all the requirements? Why bother modeling?” The following list suggests reasons for using OO technology that may be applicable, depending on …
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Start with Actors
The actor is the key to finding the right use case… (Bittner & Spence, Use Case Modeling, p. 104) Greenfield and Legacy–What is the same? What is different? The value of modeling with actors is well established for greenfield development. It provides a good basis …
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