Documentation for software maintenance
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Authors
Hall, John F., II
Subjects
Software documentation
Software maintenance
Documentation hierarchy
Minimal documentation
Documentation categories
Software maintenance
Documentation hierarchy
Minimal documentation
Documentation categories
Advisors
Bradley, Gordon
Date of Issue
1983-12
Date
December 1983
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Documentation as an effective method of transferring information between individuals in order to reduce software maintenance costs is examined. Various categories of documentation
are identified and evaluated as to their effectiveness toward easing the maintenance effort. The concept of minimal documentation
is introduced as the solution to the problem of determining the correct amount of information required for a specific maintenance task. The idea of utilizing an explicit documentation
hierarchy as the ideal method for storing explicit documentation is proposed. With the proper implementation of the documentation hierarchy, the minimal documentation concept can be realized, and the maintenance effort reduced.
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Thesis
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Department
Computer Science
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.