Post #1871127
2026-04-05 12:35 UTC
@Aedius
30 years ago I taught Structured Systems Analysis and Design classes and consulted on client projects using the CASE (computer aided software engineering AKA data and process modeling software) tool I resold.
The core purpose was to ensure a joint correct understanding with the business of the requirements new or purchased software (components) needed to meet and designing clean and supportable software to implement those requirements.
You won't be shocked to learn ...
@elizayer
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@joeinwynnewood@mstdn.social 2026-04-05 12:36
@Aedius that upper management never caught on to the superior effectiveness and efficiency of building the correct solution the first time despite not a line of code getting written for many months. I did a BPR project ( I didn't know it was a BPR project as the book hadn't been written yet) to migrate a smallish non-profit from a cranky and poorly designed mainframe system to client server. We spent 9 months modeling the requirements and ... @elizayer