Re: Screen-text sample-code

Subject: Re: Screen-text sample-code
From: Beth Agnew <Beth -dot- Agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:09:41 -0500


How compelling is the necessity to include all that sample code in a printed publication? If your audience is primarily developers who are comfortable reading text online, a web page may be a better choice of delivery medium. This also lets developers copy and paste pieces of code thus reducing typing errors.
I've handled a number of code-heavy documents this way, and the customer was delighted. Avoidance is sometimes the best solution to a problem.
--Beth

Beth Agnew
Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College
416.491.5050 x3133



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