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Referring to the original examples, a sequential procedure is also
easier to program in a computer language than any process that
involves if statements. In fact, the examples given are simply
examples of technical writing that is programming certain behaviors
into human beings rather than programming the behavior into computers.
While neither example is terribly complex, having more decision
points causes more complexity and more likely points of failure.
Better programmers can handle more complex situations. Better tech
writers can handle more complex situations.
However, I think it may be easier for us as tech writers to avoid
complex situations for long stretches of time.
Then, when we do need to address them, our tools are rusty.
Jim Shaeffer (jims -at- spsi -dot- com)
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From: David B. Stewart [mailto:dbstewart -at- dswrite -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 1:18 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Thinking Patterns (was RE: Interviews (5 Year Question))
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> as a group, we are
> really good at writing sequential instructions--instructions typical
> of tool use and where order is important.
>
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>
> Where we run into trouble, ... order may be dictated more by best
practices than by
> necessity, and where the need to perform some steps my be determined
> by the results of other steps.
>
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