Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 7 - Software Engineering - Section 7.7 - Documentation - Questions & Exercises - Page 361: 3

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Different people will have different opinions on this one. Some will argue that the program is the point of the whole project and thus is naturally more important. Others will argue that a program is worth nothing if it is not documented because if you cannot understand a program, you cannot use it or modify it. Moreover, with good documentation, the task of creating the program can be “easily” re-created.

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Different people will have different opinions on this one. Some will argue that the program is the point of the whole project and thus is naturally more important. Others will argue that a program is worth nothing if it is not documented because if you cannot understand a program, you cannot use it or modify it. Moreover, with good documentation, the task of creating the program can be “easily” re-created.
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