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Subject:Re: The user guide prescribes the program From:WRONECKI Frederic DG <frederic -dot- wronecki -at- FRANCETELECOM -dot- FR> Date:Tue, 7 Jan 1997 09:19:56 +0100
Someone wrote :
>> An experienced engineer/manager at NYNEX told me that
he believes that "The documentation IS the program."
Etc,>>
This question has been discussed extensively on this list several months ago, with a title like "User's manual as specs". You should check in the archives.
This approach is also described in Edmond Weiss' "How To Write Usable User Documentation".
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Frederic Wronecki
France Telecom, Paris, France
mailto : frederic -dot- wronecki -at- francetelecom -dot- fr
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