Beginning Project Documentation?

mirthe_v writes "Hi, I'm working for a small webcompany (about 20 people), with ColdFusion programmers and designing staff. We all work on a bunch of projects (Internet, intranet, cd-roms, etc.) on the same time, with different people and different or no methodologies. There is an ever growing need for documentation, but we have no idea where to start."

mirthe_v continues: "I was just wondering how other people/companies keep track of their current and older projects.
Do you put stuff in a database, if so, what about all those diagrams and handwritten notes.
If not, do you store things in a folder per project, and how do you then stop documentation from getting lost and making sure people store things where they should.

"As I said, I don't know where to start, especially since the staff varies greatly in the need for documentation, technical background, experience with writing documentation and even different languages (English and Dutch).

"Please share all your thoughts and experiences. Cheers, Mirthe""

Comments

First post!

[Anonymous Coward]

Hopefully. . . .

Re:First post!

[Anonymous Coward]

We are working on useful projects while at the same time supporting good causes.

How much will your pile of money matter when you're dead; when the Earth ceases to exist; when your impulses and consumerism are rendered irrelevant?

All that will matter in the end, in the entire scheme of things, is how generous, thoughtful, and compassionate you were to others on this very Earth while you happened to exist here for a mere century or so. Wasting your time trolling in your suit while "working" the typical eight hour day is lending nothing to the human race. In fact, we'd all be better off if selfish, capitalistic pigs like yourself were never born in the first place.

You just better hope that an asteroid doesn't kill us all before you realize the faults of your current existence and fix them before it's too late.

I feel sorry for you in your current state, but I honestly hope that you'll change for the better.

To doc or not to doc

[surph]

no question..

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[unicron]

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[Filberts]

We have a semi-customized document management system. He conducts real-time surveillance and documentation of our systems and files them according to the CNFS (CowboyNeal File System.) We've run into a few bugs with the eccentric cataloguing mechanisms (CowboyNeal's pockets) but otherwise it seems to run smoothly.

where is the page widening?

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:where is the page widening?

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:the problem is..

[Anonymous Coward]

Here is a tip, drop that cold fusion shit for a real solution, like ASP

Sorry, I don't work with poisonous snakes.

Re:This is not a troll.

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:First post! -- WRONG!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, this person did get first post and you're pissed that some lame ass loser has beaten you too it. I'd be ashamed too.

It's been a hard day for you. Finding out your sister's cheating on you, now losing FP bragging rights to an AC.

T'is life. Oh, tell your mom I'll be over late tonight.

Re:This is not a troll.

[Anonymous Coward]

Variants suck more than you're dead-beat father.