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Would anyone care to comment on what you feel the ratio of standard
technical communicators to actual programmer technical writers to be? That
is, how many of you have current, applied programming skills (like Java) and
actually use these skills to improve the value of your writing?
My dilemma: I thought the market here in Seattle would be flush with
out-of-work programmer/writer-types, but now that I've recast our job
description for an open position twice (once as a senior tech writer, once
as a senior programmer writer) and still received a surprisingly low number
of resumes, I'm wondering whether it's the market or the description.
Consider these questions:
* When does a job's subject matter dictate that a writer have actual
programming experience vs. good ole technical acumen?
* If you were to try to hire a lead/programmer/technical writer-type,
what job title/description would you use?
* If you are a lead/programmer/technical writer, what job postings
attract you?
Thanks in advance,
Charlie
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