Reed's guide includes detailed coverage of architecting VB enterprise applications and features working examples and step-by-step instructions for planning and development of an order entry system, detailing do's and don't's for analysis, design and construction. CD-ROM contains several templates for applying UML, as well as complete Rational Rose models for the sample applications.

The author of Developing Applications with Visual Basic and UML (Addison-Wesley, 2000), a consultant on object-oriented distributed systems, presents a large-scale application to explain the lifecycle of building robust Java applications with the Unified Modeling Language using Rational's Software's Unified Plan. Reed also makes a short detour into his Synergy Process. Appends material on the Unified Plan and the BEA WebLogic application server. Assumes programmers' knowledge of Java and a willingness to evolve past a cavalier attitude toward project planning.

Thomsen and Hansen give easy-to-understand examples and provide readers with everything they need to create Enterprise solutions with .NET.

Dan Clark shows beginning VB.NET programmers how one goes about architecting an object oriented programming solution aimed at solving a business problem.

• Ted Pattison is a revered Visual Basic developer, trainer, and author >• Addresses the main stumbling point keeping experienced Visual Basic 6 developers from migrating to Visual Basic .NET >• Provides not only a deep conceptual understanding of object-oriented theory from a Visual Basic perspective, but also a practical guide to using modern OOP concepts effectively

What is this book about? If you want to use Visio to create enterprise software, this is the book for you. The integration of Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect and Visio for Enterprise Architects provides a formidable tool. Visio offers powerful diagramming capabilities, including such things as creating UML models, mapping out databases with Entity Relationship diagrams, and aiding the development of distributed systems. Its integration with Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect means that C# or Visual Basic .NET code can be generated from the UML diagrams, and Visual Studio .NET projects can be reverse engineered to UML models. For the developer already familiar with UML and looking to get the best out of Visio, the Visual Studio .NET and Visio for Enterprise Architects combination is weakly documented, and the quality information needed to realize the time-saving features of Visio just does not seem to be available, until now. This book presumes that you are already familiar with the basic concepts of UML notation — this book will not teach you UML. Instead, this book will take you forward into the Visio environment, showing you how to make the most of its software related features. What does this book cover? In this book, you'll learn how to Diagram business components in Visio Generate code from a UML model Reverse engineer Visual Studio .NET projects into a UML model Reverse engineer into a UML model without source code Document the project with UML and Visio Design distributed applications with Visio's diagrams Work with Entity Relationship database modeling, and round-trip engineering for database design

Conallen introduces architects and designers and client/server systems to issues and techniques of developing software for the Web. He expects readers to be familiar with object-oriented principles and concepts, particularly with UML (unified modeling language), and at least one Web application architecture or environment. The second edition incorporates both technical developments and his experience since 1999. He does not provide a bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR