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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:Andrew Warren <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com> To:'Vanessa ScottSabic' <vanessascottsabic -at- nanometrics -dot- ca>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:40:24 -0800
Vanessa ScottSabic wrote:
> the idea was proposed that we try to write the user guide before the
> product is coded
> ....
> Has anyone tried anything like this? Would anyone be willing to share
> your experiences/tips? Can anyone point me to some resources?
Vanessa:
I think it's a great idea. Here's what I had to say about it a few years ago:
=== Andrew Warren - awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com
=== Synaptics, Inc - Santa Clara, CA
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