1.7

1.7

1. Software tools

   • CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering)
     • A CASE tool is a software tool that helps provide a number of functions which assists with the design and testing of a computer system
     • Provides a data dictionary
     • Includes a diagram production feature
     • Will have repositories of reusable code
   • Software Packages
     • May be a report generator
     • May include a code/application generator
     • Adv: Less programming skill required
     • Adv: Most of the work is done for users by the package
     • Adv: Can import/export to other packages
     • Adv: Less likely to contain errors
     • Adv: May include library of standard functions
     • May include analysis tool
       • Examples: Giffy
     • May include a project management tool
       • Example: Ghant Chart Generator
   • IDE
     • An IDE provides programmers with various tools needed to create computer programs
     • Tools included
       • Editor: Allows a programmer to enter and edit source code
       • Compiler: Translates source code into machine code
       • Debugger: Helps locate, identify and correct errors in a program
         • Stepping: Execution of code one line at a time
       • Break points: Facility which interrupts a program on a specific line of code, allowing user to check values of variables
       • Variable watch: This is a facility which displays the current value of any variable
       • Memory inspector: Facility which displays the contents of a section of memory

2. Make many comparisons here to Visual Studio

3. Program version management

   • Version control is necessary to ensure programmers are always working on the latest version

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