We Compare Microsoft Visio with Rational XDE for Modeling Your .NET Applications

Microsoft Visual Studio.NET gets you started in modeling your way to better code by including Microsoft Visio. Rational XDE, a full-blooded modeling tool, picks up where Visio leaves off. Between the two toolsets, it's now easy to develop solid code quickly. We compare and contrast the two tools.

by Allan McNaughton

October 24, 2002

ith the introduction of Microsoft's .NET platform, vendors of modeling tools such as Rational XDE have moved quickly to support the platform. These vendors and others have added support for the C#.NET language and to a lesser extent .NET features such as ASP.NET, Windows Forms, Web Forms, and Web Services.

In this article, we'll look at two tools for modeling .NET applications: introductory-level Microsoft Visio, and full-featured Rational XDE Professional v2002 .NET Edition.

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Allan Mc Naughton is the Principal Analyst at Triangle Technology Advisors LLC, a firm specializing in high-technology white papers. He has more than 20 years of software experience and previously held senior management positions at Rational Software, AltaVista, and other industry leaders. He can be reached at allan@triangletechadvisors.com.