TY - JOUR T1 - Rhetorical Genres in Code JF - Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Y1 - 2017 A1 - Brock, Kevin A1 - Mehlenbacher, Ashley Rose AB -

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 how to engage those machinic processes, we can better attend to the significance and nuance of those decisions and their impact on potential user activities.

SP - 004728161772627 UR - http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0047281617726278 J1 - Journal of Technical Writing and Communication ER -