Information development: a new marketplace for CASE

Author

Davis, Lynne Marie

Author_Institution

IBM Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

6-10 Jul 1992

Firstpage

279

Lastpage

282

Abstract

Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools are useful in developing end-user documentation. Technical writers use the diagrams created by the software engineers to understand the product under development. Technical writers can also use some CASE tools to design product libraries and screen layouts. It is proposed that CASE tool developers consider technical writers, in addition to software engineers, as customers. It is suggested that if the tools were developed with that audience in mind, higher quality software and higher quality product documentation would result. The importance of product documentation is discussed, and information engineering requirements and sample decomposition diagrams are provided

Keywords

software tools; system documentation; CASE tool developers; CASE tools; end-user documentation; higher quality product documentation; higher quality software; information engineering requirements; marketplace; product libraries; sample decomposition diagrams; screen layouts; technical writers; Computer aided software engineering; Documentation; Graphics; Hardware; Layout; Product design; Software libraries; Software tools; Testing; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Aided Software Engineering, 1992. Proceedings., Fifth International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2960-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CASE.1992.200167

Filename

200167