{"id":28292,"date":"2017-12-23T11:21:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T09:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=28292"},"modified":"2017-12-23T11:21:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T09:21:48","slug":"the-strange-art-of-writing-release-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/23\/the-strange-art-of-writing-release-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strange Art of Writing Release Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/release-notes.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/23\/the-strange-art-of-writing-release-notes\/directly-above-shot-of-smart-phone-on-diary-at-desk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/release-notes.jpeg?fit=1240%2C930&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1240,930\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images\/EyeEm&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 650D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467476717&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;This content is subject to copyright.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Directly Above Shot Of Smart Phone On Diary At Desk&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Directly Above Shot Of Smart Phone On Diary At Desk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/release-notes.jpeg?fit=660%2C495&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-28293\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/release-notes-500x375.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/release-notes.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/release-notes.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/release-notes.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/release-notes.jpeg?w=1240&amp;ssl=1 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Software development is never just about writing code.\u00a0 Programming is only a small part of the software development work.\u00a0 The rest touches and intervenes with a whole lot of other areas &#8211; 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