Re: Directions for tomorrow's techwriting...

Subject: Re: Directions for tomorrow's techwriting...
From: Charles E Vermette <cvermette -at- juno -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 20:23:12 -0400


Phil said:

<<< After all, don't we tech writers spend a lot of time and get paid a
lot of money for seeking information that already exists? It seems fairly
absurd to pay for something twice. ..>>>

I'm reminded of what a manager I interviewed with said about the
difference between a junior tech writer and a senior tech writer: "a
junior tech writer takes what someone told them and relays it. A Senior
tech writer looks at it and pieces together what's important about it,
and what may be incorrect/problematic about it."

An XML template may be able to eliminate thejob of the former. It will
*never* eliminate the job of the latter. That will always take liveware
to do:)

-Chuck

Charles E. Vermette
85 Washington Park Drive, Norwell MA 02061
781-659-1836
e-mail: cvermette -at- juno -dot- com
web: http://www.charlesvermette.com


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