Here penyaskito, from the ArgoUML team. Thanks for your interest on ArgoUML, and the feedback you've given us (yes, we needed to google for it, but we found it ;-) )
We just released 0.26.2, and we're working on the next 0.28 release.
I'd like to explain about the cons you have made, and the progress we have now / we hope to have in a close future:
- UML 2.0 support: We are working on it, and we hope to have it ready in 0.28.
- Undo/Redo: This issue has been a nightmare in ArgoUML history. Now, with the switch to UML2, we'll be using a different model repository, called EMF. Until now, we used MDR that hadn't any built-in support for Undo/Redo, and was very difficult to implement this. Our change to EMF will make this easier, so we expect to have it done for 0.28.
- About Java speed, maybe we could blame for it to the Java virtual machines owners like Sun Microsystems, but I don't feel that the difference is that important, and the pros of running in more platforms are great!
- About formating options, are you refering to visual formating of the UML diagrams (color, etc)? If you have any suggestion on this issue, we will be glad of hearing about it.
I hope that this makes clear where ArgoUML is today and where we want it to be. Remember that ArgoUML is opensource software, and any help, in form of writing code, documentation, reporting issues or any kind of feedback is welcome.
We hope that when 0.28 is alive you'll make another review and we'll win ;-)
Tahir
· 1 year ago
Hello, Is there a GNU/Linux version of starUML (I couldn't find)? If not this is another con of it :)
Jan Choike
· 1 year ago
I have tried StarUML, but stopped using it because I could not import classes where newer Java language features are support (e.g. Generics, etc.) Have you found this to be true?
Veerasundar
· 1 year ago
Hi penyaskito,
Thanks for your prompt reply. I appreciate that you pitch in to give your comments.
About the formatting options that I had mentioned in the Cons section of argoUML, I meant the visual formatting options like coloring, font style editing etc. This feature is not a high-priority one for a UML editor. But if it is there it will add more value to the UML designer.
I hope future versions argoUML also will be a success as of its predecessors.
I am eagerly waiting for the argoUML 0.28 version and will be glad to put up a review once it's alive.
Veerasundar
· 1 year ago
Hi Tahir,
starUML is available only for win32 platform. There is no Linux version available. So, this can be added to the negatives of starUML. :-))
Thankss for your comment.
Veerasundar
· 1 year ago
Hi Jan Choike,
starUML supports importing J2EE frameworks 1.3 and 1.4 standards. But Generics were introduced in the later Java frameworks. So, starUML may not support importing this new features.
We can expect these things are incorporated in the future versions of starUML.
Thanks for your comment, Jan.
Major Tom
· 1 year ago
I've been using ArgoUML for some time now and since i'm developing on linux, StarUML is a no go. As for me, that's its worse con.
kodeninja
· 1 year ago
I don't think there's any *new* development happening in StarUML. Their latest release dates back to 2005-12-30! Also, it doesn't support reverse-engineering of classes using any of the Java 1.5 language enhancements.
Kostas
· 1 year ago
Your forgot to mention another important con for starUML: It's not cross platform.
Veerasundar
· 1 year ago
@Kodeninja
Thank you for your comment.
@ Kostas
Yes. Major Tom also has mentioned the point in the comments section that starUML is not a cross platform application. Here is where argoUML scores.
penyaskito
· 1 year ago
Hi Veer,
You can change coloring, font style editing, etc. in ArgoUML, in some different ways.
If you need more formatting, or changes about how we can format things, I'll be glad of reading more details about it in our issues list / wishlist.
Jeffery Kerns
· 1 year ago
Does starUML run under WINE? I use Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex distros with current WINEHQ updates.
Markus
· 1 year ago
(Huge) Cons of starUML: * Does only run on Windows.
All Comments
Here penyaskito, from the ArgoUML team.
Thanks for your interest on ArgoUML, and the feedback you've given us (yes, we needed to google for it, but we found it ;-) )
We just released 0.26.2, and we're working on the next 0.28 release.
I'd like to explain about the cons you have made, and the progress we have now / we hope to have in a close future:
- UML 2.0 support:
We are working on it, and we hope to have it ready in 0.28.
- Undo/Redo:
This issue has been a nightmare in ArgoUML history. Now, with the switch to UML2, we'll be using a different model repository, called EMF. Until now, we used MDR that hadn't any built-in support for Undo/Redo, and was very difficult to implement this. Our change to EMF will make this easier, so we expect to have it done for 0.28.
- About Java speed, maybe we could blame for it to the Java virtual machines owners like Sun Microsystems, but I don't feel that the difference is that important, and the pros of running in more platforms are great!
- About formating options, are you refering to visual formating of the UML diagrams (color, etc)? If you have any suggestion on this issue, we will be glad of hearing about it.
I hope that this makes clear where ArgoUML is today and where we want it to be. Remember that ArgoUML is opensource software, and any help, in form of writing code, documentation, reporting issues or any kind of feedback is welcome.
We hope that when 0.28 is alive you'll make another review and we'll win ;-)
Is there a GNU/Linux version of starUML (I couldn't find)? If not this is another con of it :)
Thanks for your prompt reply. I appreciate that you pitch in to give your comments.
About the formatting options that I had mentioned in the Cons section of argoUML, I meant the visual formatting options like coloring, font style editing etc. This feature is not a high-priority one for a UML editor. But if it is there it will add more value to the UML designer.
I hope future versions argoUML also will be a success as of its predecessors.
I am eagerly waiting for the argoUML 0.28 version and will be glad to put up a review once it's alive.
starUML is available only for win32 platform. There is no Linux version available. So, this can be added to the negatives of starUML. :-))
Thankss for your comment.
starUML supports importing J2EE frameworks 1.3 and 1.4 standards. But Generics were introduced in the later Java frameworks. So, starUML may not support importing this new features.
We can expect these things are incorporated in the future versions of starUML.
Thanks for your comment, Jan.
Thank you for your comment.
@ Kostas
Yes. Major Tom also has mentioned the point in the comments section that starUML is not a cross platform application. Here is where argoUML scores.
You can change coloring, font style editing, etc. in ArgoUML, in some different ways.
If you need more formatting, or changes about how we can format things, I'll be glad of reading more details about it in our issues list / wishlist.
* Does only run on Windows.