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> If you're job is writing docs, you had better master that job FIRST. Then, and
> only then, should you attempt to expand your role and assist with usability.
>
> Andrew Plato
I think some of those are good points, however, when one has been in the
business a long while and then at the same place of employ for awhile, I
would imagine that most tech writers *do* have the writing in order.
I believe I am not a usability expert about my car, however, my comments
about the way it works might be useful to the engineers.
But when talking about the product I not only document, but use, analyze,
design parts of, and test, my comments are coming from a tech writer--and
an expert.
Now if I could only get permission to hear those complaints from users,
I'd add the useability part!
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