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> I should note I'm a fan of the CASE idea of the 90's. What's CASE?
by blattimwind 7y ago
> I should note I'm a fan of the CASE idea of the 90's.
What's CASE?
- tabtab 7y agoComputer-Aided Software Engineering. It has different interpretations, but in my usage it means most of the application is controlled by meta-data that defines navigation, data relationships, field info, screen names, role associations, etc. It's essentially a glorified integrated ERD + IDE. If you think about it, most of the info that goes into a typical CRUD application can come from tables. Related: "Data Dictionary". When I first saw them, I went, "Wow! This is the future!", similar to my first Macintosh visit. (One tricky part is dealing with the 15% or so that still needs custom adjustments. I have some ideas about that, but that's another long topic.)