Rhetorical Genres in Code

Rhetorical Genres in Code

We examine the rhetorical activity employed within software development communities in code texts. For technical communicators, the rhetoricity of code is crucial for the development of more effective code and documentation. When we understand that code is a collection of rhetorical decisions about...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of technical writing and communication 2018-10, Vol.48 (4), p.383-411
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