Re: Has anyone ever written the user guide before the product was developed (coded)?

Subject: Re: Has anyone ever written the user guide before the product was developed (coded)?
From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:47:23 -0800

In most of my experiences, the distinction between a spec and a user guide
is rather blurry, and usually ends up being whether the document is in the
hands of a developer or an end user. :)

Whatever you end up calling it, don't pass on the chance to do it.

Gene Kim-Eng


On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Connie Giordano
<connie -at- therightwordz -dot- com>wrote:

> You are being asked to write a functional spec, not a user guide.
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