"Michael Nemtsev [MVP]" <nemt***@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Hello StinkyDuck,
>
> Look at Sparx EA architect, "Design patterns" book and dofactory.com site
>
> ---
> WBR, Michael  Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:
> http://spaces.live.com/laflour
> "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
> miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
>
> S> I'm looking for a tool/books for software design/architecture.  What
> S> is the preferred tool for modeling designing software?  I've know
> S> about Rational Rose but was wondering if there was a good low cost or
> S> possibly an open source solution.  Does Microsoft have a competitive
> S> product like Rational Rose?
> S> S> I have an idea for a new piece of software that i would like to use
> a
> S> modeling tool on as well as a ORMapper to abstract my data access
> S> layer.
> S> S> I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction
> S> concerning design/tools/architecture/books.
> S> S> Thanks.
> S> S> -StinkyDuck
> S>
>