Role of Documentation in Software Development
Documentation is an important part of software engineering. Types of documentation include:
- Requirements - Statements that identify attributes, capabilities, characteristics, or qualities of a system. This is the foundation for what shall be or has been implemented.
- Architecture/Design - Overview of software. Includes relations to an environment and construction principles to be used in design of software components.
- Technical - Documentation of code, algorithms, interfaces, and APIs.
- End User - Manuals for the end-user, system administrators and support staff.
- Marketing - How to market the product and analysis of the market demand.
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