Title :
Software documentation: from instruction to integration
Author :
Barker, Thomas T.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Commun. Progr., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
fDate :
12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
