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CASE - Computer-Aided Software Engineering
Many definitions and descriptions of CASE exist. We choose
a broad definition, perhaps the most straightforward one
possible:
CASE is the use of computer-based support in the software
development process.
This definition includes all kinds of computer-based support
for any of the managerial, administrative, or technical
aspects of any part of a software project.
What Is a CASE Tool?
Since the early days of writing software, there has been
an awareness of the need for automated tools to help the
software developer. Initially the concentration was on program
support tools such as translators, compilers, assemblers,
macro processors, and linkers and loaders. However, as computers
became more powerful and the software that ran on them grew
larger and more complex, the range of support tools began
to expand. In particular, the use of interactive time-sharing
systems for software development encouraged the development
of program editors, debuggers, code analyzers, and program-pretty
printers.
[more info: Carnegie
Mellon - Software Engineering Institute]
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