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Bist, Gary – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1995
Shows how and why errors get introduced into examples in computer software documentation and what actions technical communicators can take to minimize this occurrence. Proposes a method to test examples. Suggests that technical writers can avoid these sources of error by creating and implementing a good test plan, maintaining and updating the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Error Correction, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods