• DocumentCode
    1537830
  • Title

    Factors affecting level of documentation required for user-developed applications

  • Author

    Pierson, J.K. ; Forcht, Karen A. ; Moates, William

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. & Decision Sci., James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    142
  • Lastpage
    148
  • Abstract
    Characteristics of user-developed software applications and their documentation requirements are reviewed, and the results of a study undertaken to identify factors affecting the level of documentation required by these applications are reported. The results provide a framework to guide computer-using management in formulating standards for a broad spectrum of such applications
  • Keywords
    system documentation; technical presentation; documentation requirements; management; software applications; user-developed applications; Application software; Availability; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer applications; Documentation; Information management; Management information systems; Personnel; Programming profession; Software tools;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/47.7821
  • Filename
    7821