Software Documentation

Software Documentation is a detailed explanation of the design, utility, and functionality of software products. Coursera's Software Documentation catalogue empowers you to create high-quality, purposeful, and user-friendly documentation for software applications. You'll learn how to write concise and precise technical documentation, create user manuals, develop API references, and generate software requirement and design specifications. This course will also guide you towards effectively communicating complex software architecture, features, and code changes to both technical and non-technical users, thus contributing significantly to the software development lifecycle.
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  • Status: Free Trial

    Johns Hopkins University

    Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, Package and Software Management, GitHub, Version Control, Rmarkdown, Software Documentation, Maintainability, Testability, R Programming, Knitr, Continuous Integration, Git (Version Control System), Technical Documentation

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    223 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Microsoft

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Visual Studio, GitHub, Code Review, Integrated Development Environments, Program Development, Software Documentation, Maintainability, Computer Programming Tools, Test Automation, Web Development Tools, Software Technical Review, Technical Documentation, Test Case, Debugging, React.js

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    28 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Coursera Instructor Network

    Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Responsible AI, Generative AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Code Review, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Prompt Engineering, Software Documentation, Test Automation, HTML and CSS

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    32 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Packt

    Skills you'll gain: Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Ruby on Rails, Debugging, Programming Principles, Software Documentation, Scripting Languages, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Development Testing, Data Structures, Apple Xcode, Web Development, Software Installation, Microsoft Windows, Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial

    Dartmouth College

    Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Software Documentation, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Embedded Software, Human Computer Interaction, Debugging, Development Environment, Engineering Calculations

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    260 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview

    Google

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Scripting, Problem Management, Data Structures, Debugging, Software Documentation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    52 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial

    Johns Hopkins University

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Leaflet (Software), Technical Documentation, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Visualization Software, Code Review, R Programming, GitHub, Continuous Integration, Software Testing

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    44 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    Status: Preview

    Board Infinity

    Skills you'll gain: Deepseek, LLM Application, Software Documentation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Functional Requirement, Requirements Analysis, User Requirements Documents, System Requirements, Software Documentation, Technical Communication

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Technical Support, Software Development Life Cycle, Program Development, Scrum (Software Development), Software Development, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Code Review, Debugging, Software Documentation, Technical Documentation, Computer Programming

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
    60 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview

    The University of Edinburgh

    Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Software Development, Computer Programming, Software Documentation, Software Testing, Computational Thinking, Game Design, Animations

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    27 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Coursera Project Network

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Technical Documentation, Restful API, JSON, Web Services, YAML, Software Design

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    32 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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