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Subject:Re: Respect From:"Michael West" <mike -dot- west -at- oz -dot- quest -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 24 Aug 2001 08:25:49 +1000
"John Posada" <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote in message news:119408 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
>
Eric wrote > >
> > My point was that the ACT of writing documentation (or whatever)
> > does NOT add value.
John wrote:>
> Eric...gotta disagree with you. Writing much documentation involves
> running the application while they are being developed, doing the
> actions, performing actions that result in an outcome. EVERY DAY, as
> I'm writing about an application, I'm either finding errors or
> processes that don't work well. I convey these situations to product
> development and not always, but many times...more times than not,
> they are addressed.
I don't think there's really a disagreement here. John is not
just 'writing' -- he's finding errors, conveying them to someone,
and someone is fixing them. That's more than just writing,
and I think that's what Eric meant. John is not just writing--
he's actively participating in a larger process.
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