Information development: a new marketplace for CASE

Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools are useful in developing end-user documentation. Technical writers use the diagrams created by the software engineers to understand the product under development. Technical writers can also use some CASE tools to design product libraries and screen layouts. It is proposed that CASE tool developers consider technical writers, in addition to software engineers, as customers. It is suggested that if the tools were developed with that audience in mind, higher quality software and higher quality product documentation would result. The importance of product documentation is discussed, and information engineering requirements and sample decomposition diagrams are provided.<
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