Chapter 11
Coding and Documentation
Good coding and documentation are necessary for reliable and maintainable software. The chapter covers the following topics:
Coding standard
Guidelines for good coding practices
Software documentation
Documentation standards and guidelines
CASE tools
Many software industries have developed their own standards to be followed rigorously by their people. Sometimes clients want coding and documentation to be done in certain ways. Hence, there are several standards that exist in the programming industry. This chapter discusses various aspects of coding and documentation, but not any one particular standard or guidelines.
Software is developed to be used for many years. However, it needs modifications from time ...
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