The Documentation Assistant: An Intelligent System for Documentation.

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to describe a semi-automated system for the documentation of computer software; this system is called the Documentation Assistant (DA). To motivate this system, a general discussion of documentation issues and problems is interwoven with descriptions of how the DA would address many of these topics. A feasibility assessment and plan for this approach is presented. The Documentation Assistant project is a research effort at Advanced Information & Decision Systems. The purpose of this effort is to study advanced techniques which address one of the most pressing problems during the software life cycle: the process of documentation. Currently, the DA exists on paper only; one goal of the research effort is to develop a prototype version, which would be incorporated in the Intelligent Program Editor (another research prototype being developed at AI&DS under ONR sponsorship). Additional keywords: Systems engineering; artificial intelligence. (Author).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1985
Accession Number
ADA154709

Entities

People

  • B. P. Mccune
  • J. S. Dean
  • S. G. Rosenbaum

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Debugging
  • Department Of Defense
  • Expert Systems
  • Life Cycles
  • Models
  • Prototypes
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Management
  • Web Browsers
  • Word Processors

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  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML