Agile Documentation A Pattern Guide to Producing Lightweight Documents for Software Projects

Name: Agile Documentation A Pattern Guide to Producing Lightweight Documents for Software Projects
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ISBN: 9780470856178

ISBN-10: 0470856173

ISBN-13: 9780470856178

Edition: 2003

Authors: Andreas Rï¿½ping, Andreas Rï¿½ping

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Software documentation forms the basis for all communication relating to a software project. The development of less cumbersome documentation has given rise to agile software development processes. This is a readable, accessible guide to the new sleeker world of agile software development processes.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/11/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.31" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgements


Introduction


Project Background



Finding the Right Topics


Target Readers


Focused Information


Individual Documentation Requirements


Documentation Portfolio


Focus on Long-Term Relevance


Specification as a Joint Effort


Design Rationale


The Big Picture


Separation of Description and Evaluation


Realistic Examples


Experience Reports



Structuring Individual Documents


Structured Information


Judicious Diagrams


Unambiguous Tables


Guidelines for Readers


Thumbnail Sketches


Traceable References


Glossary


Document History


Experience Reports



Layout and Typography


Text on 50% of a Page


Two Alphabets per Line


120% Line Spacing


Two Typefaces


Careful Use of Type Variations


Careful Ruling and Shading


Adjacent Placement


Coherent Pages


Experience Reports



Infrastructure and Technical Organisation


Document Landscape


Document Archive


Wiki


Code-Comment Proximity


Reader-Friendly Media


Separation of Contents and Layout


Single Source and Multiple Targets


Import by Reference


Separation of Processing and Printing


Document Templates


Few Tools


Annotated Changes


Notification upon Update


Reorganisation upon Request


Experience Reports



Management and Quality Assurance


A Distinct Activity


One Responsible Author


Continuing Documentation


Writing and Reflection


Review Culture


Review Before Delivery


Customer Review


A Distant View


Information Marketplace


Knowledge Management


Experience Reports


Final Remarks


Pattern Thumbnails


Finding the Right Topics


Structuring Individual Documents


Layout and Typography


Infrastructure and Technical Organisation


Management and Quality Assurance


Glossary


References


Index