RE: Developments in the review cycle

Subject: RE: Developments in the review cycle
From: "Steve Hudson" <sh1448291904 -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: <mbaker -at- analecta -dot- com>, "'Erika Yanovich'" <ERIKA_y -at- rad -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 23:33:01 +0700

> In online publication, whether that is a true hypertext or a
books-on-glass style PDF, there is no such physical manufacturing process
and so no need for a publication-wide definition or achievement of a
finished state.

Say what? New product ships, but doco doesn't need to be in a 'finished
state'? Sorry, completely disagree. May as well ship no doco, and whenever a
user somewhere selects help, a request is generated for some to be written.

Taking this a step further, why bother writing specs? Just wait until a
developer is stuck on a feature, or an end-user doesn't like the feature as
provided, and generate the need for a spec on the spot.

Yeah, no need for a finished state, so no need for an initial state either.

Steve



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Developments in the review cycle: From: Erika Yanovich
RE: Developments in the review cycle: From: mbaker

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