• DocumentCode
    1271772
  • Title

    Software documentation: from instruction to integration

  • Author

    Barker, Thomas T.

  • Author_Institution
    Tech. Commun. Progr., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    172
  • Lastpage
    177
  • Abstract
    The field of software documentation is reviewed by examining manual writing before and after 1985. Changes in the field include an increased emphasis on satisfaction of users, improved management strategies and improved design techniques. Three books on software documentation published since 1988 are surveyed, and it is argued that the trends after 1985 reinforce a social constructionist view of documentation
  • Keywords
    system documentation; user manuals; design techniques; management strategies; manual writing; social constructionist view; software documentation; Books; Communication system software; Documentation; Manuals; Professional communication; Software systems; Text processing; Usability; Wind; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/47.62811
  • Filename
    62811
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1271772