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The art of writing good documentation

Analysts Corner

Documentation is dead. All are good excuses for writing little to no documentation for your software projects. Because if good documentation “is a love letter you write to your future self” ( Damian Conway ), then no documentation is a trap you set for your future self. Documentation is hard.

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Documenting Acceptance Criteria: some ways to do that using text

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Different formats of documenting detailed requirements using text such as Given When Then, Event-Response, and so on. Instead, I will focus more on the mechanics of documenting what the story writer was able to think of when writing a story and discussing it with the team.

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Requirements & API: Workflows

Analysts Corner

Previous chapters: Definitions Analysis Design Interface Definition Languages (IDL) Most IDLs define API endpoints related to a particular domain, entity, or service but do not specify in which workflows (or business processes) those APIs are utilized. Proceed with implementation wisely. Thus, it is a sequential request.

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Breaking Down Myths About AI Document Processing

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Can it handle varying document structures? Because of this mystery, many companies have yet to take the leap and incorporate AI into their data processes. Today, we’re going to play MythBusters, separate fact from fiction, and show how you can use AI document processing to maximize efficiency and save costs. The Market.us

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Astera Intelligence: Leveraging AI for Automated Document Processing

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Webinar Astera Intelligence: Leveraging AI for Automated Document Processing Process Any Document, From Any Source, In Any Format, Anytime. Handling vast amounts of unstructured data from documents like invoices, purchase orders, financial statements, and patient records is a growing challenge for businesses across industries.

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Documenting Acceptance Criteria using process diagrams

Analysts Corner

In the previous post , I spoke about documenting user story acceptance criteria using text. Initially, I prepared requirements in the textual format (using “given when then” technique) and sent the document for the engineer’s review. Overall, we are talking about a full day of work spent on documenting requirements.

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Replacing Legacy. Part 1: Definition, Reasons, Characteristics

Analysts Corner

As usual, let’s start with a definition of “Legacy”: A legacy system is an old method, technology, computer system, or application program, “of, relating to, or being a previous or outdated computer system,” yet still in use. The “let’s-document-it-later” (never) approach in the long term becomes a significant concern.