Re: What Are Writing Skills?

[Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

--- Martha J Davidson <editrix -at- nemasys -dot- com> wrote:

 It's one thing to analyze a system, whether by
identifying the flow of data or using some
other technique that produces clear understanding of
the system and what it does, and yet another to
derive from that a logical flow for presenting the
information to people who must use the system.

Tony Markos responds:

I really don't see it that way.  If the anlysis is
good, anything derived from the analysis is going to
be a straight shot - a natural fallout, not requiring
near the amount of thought.  I have always experienced
such.  

Martha J Davidson:

As several people have said, the ability to write
good documentation requires an understanding of how to
structure the information that you must present.

Tony Markos:

Again, I have to disagree.  Once you properly
structure the product through analysis, the structure
of the documentation is relatively straight forward.

 


		
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