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SiV
Modeling tools
Feb 21st, 2010, 4:22am  
Hi all, I'm very new to Processing.
Do you use some modeling tools (example UML) in your coding activity? what do you use to design your software/classes (before write code)?

Thank you in advance,
Silvio
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PhiLho 
Re: Modeling tools
Reply #1 - Feb 21st, 2010, 4:28am  
I bet most Processing sketches are quite small. A good number of them doesn't even use classes. Those using them rarely use more than 2 to 5 classes. Well, unless you are a Processing god like toxi, making very complex sketches...
So, for these quick sketches, a modeling tool isn't really necessary.
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SiV
Re: Modeling tools
Reply #2 - Feb 21st, 2010, 4:40am  
Thanks for your response. I'm not a "coder" then I would use a modeling tool for learn the architecture of an object oriented programming language (academic use for now).

Silvio
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SiV
Re: Modeling tools
Reply #3 - Feb 22nd, 2010, 5:21pm  
No one uses these modeling tools? Smiley

Silvio
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PhiLho 
Re: Modeling tools
Reply #4 - Feb 22nd, 2010, 11:24pm  
On complex code, sometime I use paper and pen...

I tried several times to use UML tools but due to lack of practice, I suppose, I found that slow and cumbersome.
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Cedric
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Reply #5 - Feb 22nd, 2010, 11:39pm  
there is this project by ann Chang http://web.media.mit.edu/~achang/kaleido/ really inspiring.

i was one of the people taking part in here research tests and i had big problems working that way. Like PhiLho said, if you are not used to this kind of working and sometimes slows you down, at least in my case. I spend more time thinking about where to put my object on the canvas, and how to draw it than actually coding it.
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SiV
Re: Modeling tools
Reply #6 - Mar 12th, 2010, 10:41am  
I've found "BOUML - a free UML tool box" modeling tool (google search).
It's free and there are a lot of features.

Thanks for all suggestions!
SiV
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