Rhetorical Genres in Code

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TitelRhetorical Genres in Code
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
ForfattereBrock, Kevin, and Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher
JournalJournal of Technical Writing and Communication
Pagination004728161772627
ISSN0047-2816
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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.

URLhttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0047281617726278
DOI10.1177/0047281617726278
Short TitleJournal of Technical Writing and Communication