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SoftwareSustainabilityInstitute

Enabling transition between maintainers

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Need to know

• What it does• How it’s used• How it works• What is where

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Oracle and novice

• Oracle inducts novice Discuss designs Develop code Walk through code

• Is there time for this?

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Self-guided

• Software development > programming User docs Tests Design docs Research papers Commented source code

• Your navigators

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In at the deep end

• A mass of source code• An idea of what it does• DIY

Inspect code Document the design and assumptions Write tests Write user doc

• A resource for those who come next

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A minimal set?

• Well structured and commented code• Tests that embody what it’s meant to do