use-case

Python, Ruby, and C#: Use cases?

Hi everyone. For as long as I can remember, I've always had a "favorite" language, which I use for most projects, until, for some particular reason, there is no way/point on using it for project XYZ. At that point, I find myself rusty (and sometimes outdated) on other languages+libraries+toolchains. So I decided, I would just use some l...

I have many processes in my usecase , is this normal ?

Hi, I'm working now on a big system that consists of many subsystems , each subsystem depends on the other. I wrote a usecase for this system , but I note that I have many processes in my usecase ( more than 40 processes ! ) . it looks like this : Group subsystem: add Group. remove Group. join to Group. upload file. create poll. remov...

Use case modelling for calculator

hi, i need help modelling a use case diagram from a topic, it will be in java GUI Design a Calculator that 1.Allow user to key in a legitimate arithmetic statement that involves number, operator +, - and bracket '(' and ')' ; 2.When user press “Calculate” button, display result; 3.Some legitimate statement would be ((3+2)-4+2) (equa...

Who is the primary actor of an automated system?

In an automated black box trading application who should be identified as the primary actor in the use cases? Is it the system itself or the system administrator or the organization who has a vested interested in the system? ...

Design Methodology: use case driven vs. domain driven

Just for discussion, to me it seems that 2 different terminologies actually are saying the same thing. Is there any tangible differences between this 2 design approaches? ...

How to describe algorithms when doing Use Cases?

Let's say I'm making an Use Case for a game that has a scoring system. Each action you do in the game will increase/decrease your score in the game. Here is a sketch of my Use Case: 1. ... 2. ... ... 8. The Player makes (some move). 9. The System registers the play and calculates his new score. There is some algorithm behind calculat...

How to signal that a Use Case is over?

Let's say I am making a Use Case about filling a quiz. You have only 5 minutes to fill that quiz. When doing the Use Case for "Filling the Quiz", how should I signal there is a time limit and that after that the Use Case is finished? I simply write it by text or is there anything more formal to use? Sketch of what my Use Case can be: ...

UML and Algorithms

I am a bit confused about where to describe the algorithm I might use in some part of an application. Let's say I want to create a Use Case that describes how the User inputs a set of values and my application returns the average of those values (of course this is a dead-easy case, but its easier to explain it this way). 1. The User t...

Can we draw sequence diagrams if we don't have classes in a program?

I have a program I made in C++ that does not use classes, just simply functions and main(). I want to know what kind of diagrams I can draw for it. Here are a couple of things I have in mind. Activity diagram Sequence diagram class diagram - obviously can't draw this because I didn't use classes system architecture state diagrams use ...

Do you know any projects where ZeroMQ was used? Both success and failure stories are valuable

I'm interested in using ZeroMQ in a project, but I'd like to hear about other's experience with it. I did some searching but found only mongrel2 project. Have you heard about other projects where it is used? What companies use ZeroMQ in production? ...

usecase question : can it be stand alone ?

Hi Im suppose to make a usecase diagram to a virtual school system: Im doing well until I reached this : " the student sign-in the system and do the entrance exam and then sign-out awaiting a response. at the end of the exam, THE SYSTEM calculates the notes and according to the final note IT SET the level for the student ...

Use case formulation

I was thinkering with the specs for a web service and this question popped into my head. Should the following use case: A user can vote on other users' posts so to modify the latters' reputation be split into two use cases? A user can vote other users' posts When a user gets voted, her reputation changes accor...

Examples of good, real-life use-cases for covariance and contravariance in C# 4.0?

Before C# 4.0 came out, I was quite excited about covariance and contravariance. It pandered to my fondness for theoretical correctness! However, now that it’s out, and I’m back to writing normal, everyday, boring code, I’m starting to wonder: did I ever use it yet? And I notice that I haven’t used it consciously. None of the interfaces...

WCF service contract design. Is a use case controller appropriate?

First off, apologies if this question has been asked before but I couldn't find anything that answers this directly. Here's my problem. I've inherited a product which has been designed to be so flexible that populating pretty much every combobox and textblock on the (silverlight) form requires a service request. Some of the screens ta...

What are some real use cases for going with a NoSQL Document Store db?

I have been reading documentation and watching screencasts specific to Mongo DB over the past few days and I am at a loss for when a solution like this would be better than a typical pg or mysql environment. Specifically, my question is under what circumstance (w/ use case would be nice) would you want to go the nosql route? Thanks! ...

how to verify if a use-case fits in my design?

We have designed an application, actually a framework, keeping few use-cases/scenarios in-mind. Now we want to verify our design with few other use cases? Are there any tools - probably process tools - to verify if the use cases out there fits into our design? ...

Usefulness of java dynamic proxies vs regular proxies

I need some advice to which scenarios a dynamic proxy would prove more useful than a regular proxy. I've put alot of effort into learning how to use dynamic proxies effectively. In this question, set aside that frameworks like AspectJ can perform basically everything we try to achieve with dynamic proxies, or that e.g., CGLIB can be us...

Using inheritance patterns in JavaScript

From my experiance, JavaScript does this: manipulating the DOM or other host objects adding event handlers doing Ajax Since I started digging into prototypal inheritance, I would like to know how it is actually used in practice. What are the use cases? Is anyone here actively using inheritance patterns? What for? (I understand that...

What are common UDP usecases?

Can anyone tell be where to use the UDP protocol except live streaming of music/video? What are default usecases for UDP? ...

uml use case scenario needed

Hello everyone, Does anyone know where to get sort off a basic use case scenario for an auction site or a site like this one. my site has to be more off an auction site then a q and answer site. Basicly, from my ~limited~ understanding, when you start a project, you start with usecases and from there you are going to determine/build a...