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> I've been asked to create user documentation for a
> client's existing custom application . No problem.
> However, they want me to do this with the
> understanding that they will be moving from this
> stand-alone desktop application to a web application
> in the next 18 months. One of the reason's they
> want to document the app now, is to get down on
> paper everything the application does, to aid them
> in converting the application to a web app. - which
> my company will also be doing.
Document it as-is, completely. Give them the info they
need to assess where the app is now, so they can
determine what needs to be done to move it to the web
while leaving functionality and the "user experience"
in tact. Don't try to set the document up for a web
user just yet. Keep that shift in mind, and possibly
create some conditioned comments to note what areas
will be greatly affected by the move to the web, but
document it as-is for the development effort.
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Goober Writer
(because life is too short to be inept)
"As soon as you hear the phrase "studies show",
immediately put a hand on your wallet and cover your groin."
-- Geoff Hart
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