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Computer Technology Research Corp. Client/Server Application Development: Tools and Techniques

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Utvärderingsrapporten Client/Server Application Development: Tools and Techniques, är från december -96 och är på 197 sidor engelsk text. Rapporten innehåller:

Chapter 1: Client/server application development environments

• First and Second Generation C/S
• How to Choose the Right C/S AD Environment
• New Tasks for C/S AD Environments
• Review of Different Environments Available
• Qualities C/S AD Environments Should Have: Scalability and Flexibility, Programmer Productivity Technologies, Scripting Languages, Visual Programming Environment, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Software Life-cycle Support, Programming/Testing, Maintenance
• Future Trends: Distributed Program Development and Business Modeling

Chapter 2: Application development methodologies

• Creating the Right Development Team
• Problems with Using Workgroups in Development
• Some AD Methodologies
• Waterfall vs. Rapid Application Development (RAD)
• The 3-Tier Development Approach

Chapter 3: Application development standards

• The Corporate Application Programming Interface (API)
• Central and Line IS Responsibilities
• Adopting and Implementing the Corporate API
• Imposing Standards
• Planning for the Future
• The Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Coalition for Software Productivity Through Open Systems

Chapter 4: Client/server pitfalls

• Case Studies of C/S Difficulties
• SQL Statements
• Data Synchronization
• Scalability of Pilot Projects
• Screen Element Compatibility
• User Empowerment Issues
• The Importance of Version Control
• Middleware

Chapter 5: Testing, metrics and quality

• Testing Difficulties and Solutions
• Types of Tests: Stress, Functional, Black Box, Acceptability, and Regression Testing
• Testing Methodologies
• Designing Test Cases: Test Case Independence; Avoiding Both Redundancies and Gaps in Testing; Test Early; What to Look for in Testing Tools; Pros and Cons of Automating Testing

Chapter 6: The tools

• Upper, Lower, and Integrated CASE Tools
• The Repository: Active Versus Passive Repositories; Lack of Enterprisewide Repositories; Standards for Repositories
• The Marriage of CASE and ADT
• 4GL Tools
• Comparisons of 4GL Tools from Different Vendors
• GUIs
• Rapid Prototyping
• Inter-tool Compatibility
• Miscellaneous Tools

Chapter 7: Object-oriented programming

• Drawbacks and Benefits of Object Technology
• Retraining Business Organizations for OOP
• The Object Standard Wars: Microsoft Versus OMG
• Interfacing with Legacy Applications
• Three Legacy Access Approaches
• Key Functions of OOP AD Tools
• The Object Tools

Chapter 8: Graphical user interface development

• Guidelines for Developing Great GUIs
• GUI Development Tools
• Some Cross-platform GUI Development Tools

Chapter 9: Electronic software distribution

• Market Segments in ESD
• Pitfalls of Buying an ESD Package
• Planning for ESD Purchases
• ESD Vendors
  

För en mer detaljerad beskrivning se den engelska!

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