I n this introductory article, Andrew J. Thomas argues for shifting product and system design documentation development to new approaches such as the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) to ...

Technical documentation refers to the written materials that provide information about the technical aspects of a product, process, or system. In the context of information technology (IT), technical ...

Google updated the opening paragraph of the Organization Structured Data documentation to provide a clearer, more comprehensive description of its purpose, with improved clarity on four specific ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. In Ye Olden Days, I was a COBOL programmer, working on a Unisys E1100 system with a CODASYL ...

Anyone who works with technology and, therefore, technical documentation knows how difficult it is to understand, create, and keep up to date. Companies rely on documentation to understand how complex ...

Picture this: You’ve just bought a fancy new gadget and feel pretty good about your decision. But when you try to set it up, disaster strikes. The buttons don’t do what they should. The settings menu ...

People often confuse the purpose and role of functional specifications and design documents. Design and function should never meet in a document. Design and function must be documented during the ...

Do you need a design or functional specification? It depends on who your audience is and where you are in the product development cycle. People often confuse the purpose and role of functional ...