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RE: Have to know Programming to be able to write about it? -- NO
Subject:RE: Have to know Programming to be able to write about it? -- NO From:"Craig Cardimon" <craig -dot- cardimon -at- att -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:02:04 -0500
Bonnie wrote:
<<Even a nonexpert writer should know enough to ask about
what to do if a procedure fails, don't you think?>>
"Should" is the key word here. Some are unable to think logically enough to
dissect a situation, look at its various components, and pose the question,
"What if...?" In my opinion, you would be more likely to get the complaint,
"You never told me it could fail!"
Sincerely,
Craig Cardimon
ProTechMed
Computer Programming, Technical Writing, and Medical/Scientific Writing
craig -dot- cardimon -at- att -dot- net http://home.att.net/~craig.cardimon/
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