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Whither Modula-2? Modula-2 is a programming language that offers most of the software engineering benefits of object-oriented languages, such as data encapsulation. As Scott Ladd pointed out in his entertaining […]

Prototyping with Protofinish Let's play a word game. I'll mention a product category and you tell me the first product that pops into your mind. Ready? Word processor. Spreadsheet. Prototyper. […]

EasyCASE: A shareware CASE package Last month, we discussed the necessity for considering human dimensions of introducing CASE tools into organizations ("Implementing real-world CASE," Tools of the Trade, COMPUTER LANGUAGE, […]

CODAN: A new implement for C programmers The popularity of C has created a small industry catering to the legions of C programmers. As C has gained popularity, the C […]

A CASE history: One year later In my first anniversary column, it is fitting to look at two CASE tools that come very close to the technological ideal I described […]

Rapid prototyping with Turbo Pascal Borland International's Turbo Pascal is an easy language to work with. Its environment is very user friendly and numerous tools are provided by Borland and […]

Creating a database with awk I've just returned from Software Development '89, the annual programmer's confab sponsored by Miller Freeman Publications. It was one of the best computer conferences I […]

A taste of the future Last month I (re)introduced you to structured analysis--Tom DeMarco's methodology for specifying systems. This month we extend the DeMarco conventions into the realm of real-time […]

Structured analysis: Under the hood Structured design. Structured analysis. Constantine. Yourdon. DeMarco. We have all heard these names, but few of us really understand what they mean or what they […]

Automating code generation After the ProMod user has defined the modules of a system using the graphics tools, pseudocode describing the functionality of each module may be attached to a […]

Modula-2: A report from the field As longtime Tools of the Trade readers know, I am an unabashed proponent of Modula-2. I have been known to suggest that Modula-2 has […]

For the last two months, we've examined what configuration management is and what it could be. This month, before beginning our look at some of the various configuration management tools […]

Turbo Power Software Turbo Analyst V. 5.0 Turbo Power Software publishes the respected Turbo Professional library for Turbo Pascal and also provides groupware tools for Turbo Pascal programmers. Turbo Analyst […]

Powerline Software TreE Diagrammer v. 3.0 Source Print v. 4.0 Powerline Software offers two convenient, simple, and effective tools for programmers: Source Print, a pretty printer, and Tree Diagrammer, a […]

MMCAD Systems C Programmer's Toolbox/PC, Vols. I and II, v. 2.0 The C Programmer's Toolbox/PC (CPT) is a two-volume set of 24 utilities also available or the Apple Macintosh Programmer's […]

HavenTree Software EasyFlow v. 6.1 One of the longest-lived products in the programmer's universe is HavenTree Software's EasyFlow. I seem to remeber seeing ads for this product back in my […]

Clear Software CLEAR+ v. 1.06 CLEAR, an acronym for "Clarify Logic for Enhancement, Analysis, and Review," is a flow-charting and pretty-printing program. CLEAR is delivered with two floppy disks and […]

Implements Codan v. 1.30 Codan is a database manager designed to help C programmers know absolutely everything about their programs. Version 1.3 comes with two floppy disks and one manual […]

Software Blacksmiths C-DOC v. 3.2 Software Blacksmiths' C-DOC package automates the documentation of C and C++ code. The package is distributed with two floppy disks and a 40-page manual. The […]

AutoCASE Autoflow-C v. 2.10 Autoflow-C is a command-line-driven flow-charting and tree-diagramming utility that features elegant simplicity. It comes with three diskettes and a 50-page booklet describing how to use it. […]