Agile Documentation: A Pattern Guide to Producing Lightweight Documents for Software Projects Contributor(s): Rüping, Andreas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470856173 ISBN-13: 9780470856178 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: "Documentation is the castor oil of programming. Managers think it is good for programmers, and programmers hate it!" Jerry Weinberg in Psychology of Computer Programming Andreas Ruping sugars the pill by giving sound advice on how to produce lean and lightweight software documentation. It will be welcomed by all project team members who want to cut out the fat from this time consuming task. Guidance given in pattern form, easily digested and cross-referenced, provides solutions to common problems. Straightforward advice will help you to judge: What details should be left in and what left out When communication face-to-face would be better than paper or online How to adapt the documentation process to the requirements of individual projects and build in change How to organise documents and make them easily accessible When to use diagrams rather than text How to choose the right tools and techniques How documentation impacts the customer Better than offering pat answers or prescriptions, this book will help you to understand the elements and processes that can be found repeatedly in good project documentation and which can be shaped and designed to address your individual circumstance. The author uses real-world examples and utilises agile principles to provide an accessible, practical pattern-based guide which shows how to produce necessary and high quality documentation. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Programming - General - Business & Economics | Business Communication - General |
Dewey: 005.1 |
LCCN: 2003011756 |
Series: Wiley Software Patterns |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 7.36" W x 9.3" (1.03 lbs) 226 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Agile Documentation ist ein knapper, äu erst lesenswerter und verständlich geschriebener Leitfaden zur der neuen Welt des Agile Software Development. Bislang wurde das Thema, wie man Software gut dokumentiert, in der Literatur eher stiefmütterlich behandelt. Der Band basiert auf einer Vielzahl von Beispielen aus der Praxis. Agile Documentation - ein praktischer Leitfaden für die Erstellung prägnanter und leichtgewichtiger Dokumentationen für Softwareprojekte. |