Q2. UML tools, What is your favorite?
Comparation of Eclipse, Viusal Paradigm & Poseidon.
I’ve try out three UML programs. And I thought that the “Omondo EclipseUML Free Edition” is the most useful tool for me. I will compare those programs on these aspects:
-User friendliness-Number of functions-Installation.
User friendliness
I think both Poseidon and Visual Paradigm are quite user friendly because there interface is easy to understand. In Poseidon, you can understand what parameters the program ask you to enter graphically. Unlike Eclipse, once you click on an UML element icons, it just pop up a window and ask you to enter all of the parameters before you can see the icon shown on the panel. It is quite confusing for the user who are not familiar with all the parameters of Java. In this issue, Poseidon can just drag the icon out and build up the relationship first and can enter those parameters later.
Number of functions
Basically, the Poseidon and Visual Paradigm are focus on drawing UML diagrams. Compare with Eclipse, it is a program that consolidate with the IDE. That means you can write your code at the Eclipse, too. Therefore, the UML functions is quite little in Eclipse.
InstallationWith no doubt, the installation of Poseidon is the easiest one. You can select nothing except selecting which folder you want to in install in. Visual Paradigm also pack its program as a windows installer. However with the copyrights, the installer requires user to make a number of decisions. Which license user want to use, e.g. In Eclipse, the UML function is install as a plugin. Therefore after you have install the main program, you have to install the Omondo EclipseUML Free Edition in command prompt. But I think it is not a problem compare with installing Visual Paradigm.
Conclusion
As seen from above, my final decision is Eclipse. The decision is base on some factors affecting I haven’t mention above. Poseidon is too simple for me, I did not find another functions else than drawing UML diagrams.(At least I haven’t find it out yet.) Also, the alignment function of Poseidon is quite poor and the help function is inadequate. For Visual Paradigm, though the functions and UI is quite good. However, it has a vital weakness; the response time. When I run the program, lagging always occurs when I just drag an icon. It is a useless program for user even though how many functions it contains. For Eclipse, I think it is a rather professional tools, and the UI is not easy to under, compare with other two programs. However I still choose it because the UI is similar with NetBeans.
I’ve try out three UML programs. And I thought that the “Omondo EclipseUML Free Edition” is the most useful tool for me. I will compare those programs on these aspects:
-User friendliness-Number of functions-Installation.
User friendliness
I think both Poseidon and Visual Paradigm are quite user friendly because there interface is easy to understand. In Poseidon, you can understand what parameters the program ask you to enter graphically. Unlike Eclipse, once you click on an UML element icons, it just pop up a window and ask you to enter all of the parameters before you can see the icon shown on the panel. It is quite confusing for the user who are not familiar with all the parameters of Java. In this issue, Poseidon can just drag the icon out and build up the relationship first and can enter those parameters later.
Number of functions
Basically, the Poseidon and Visual Paradigm are focus on drawing UML diagrams. Compare with Eclipse, it is a program that consolidate with the IDE. That means you can write your code at the Eclipse, too. Therefore, the UML functions is quite little in Eclipse.
InstallationWith no doubt, the installation of Poseidon is the easiest one. You can select nothing except selecting which folder you want to in install in. Visual Paradigm also pack its program as a windows installer. However with the copyrights, the installer requires user to make a number of decisions. Which license user want to use, e.g. In Eclipse, the UML function is install as a plugin. Therefore after you have install the main program, you have to install the Omondo EclipseUML Free Edition in command prompt. But I think it is not a problem compare with installing Visual Paradigm.
Conclusion
As seen from above, my final decision is Eclipse. The decision is base on some factors affecting I haven’t mention above. Poseidon is too simple for me, I did not find another functions else than drawing UML diagrams.(At least I haven’t find it out yet.) Also, the alignment function of Poseidon is quite poor and the help function is inadequate. For Visual Paradigm, though the functions and UI is quite good. However, it has a vital weakness; the response time. When I run the program, lagging always occurs when I just drag an icon. It is a useless program for user even though how many functions it contains. For Eclipse, I think it is a rather professional tools, and the UI is not easy to under, compare with other two programs. However I still choose it because the UI is similar with NetBeans.
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