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> Actually, don't you think that XML will soon make it
> easy for engineers to just fill in the blanks, thus
> eliminating the need for most tech writers?
No, because the engineers are almost without exception
too close to the material to remember what needs to be
explained. They have lost the perspective of ignorance.
I am a programmer-turned-tech-writer, and write about
APIs and servers to the programmer audience, and still
have to deal often with programmer/engineers who forget
to explain vital elements. They can hardly be expected
to address the end-user audience.
--Guy K. Haas gkhaas -at- usa -dot- net
Software Exegete in Silicon Valley
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