RE: Information Engineers

[Yves JEAUROND <jingting -at- rogers -dot- com>]

Brian Henderson:
   
  I agree, I agree, except for the "dull" part, especially for "sharp" tools. :-)
  The best way to remove dullness is to give the reader a clear indication
 of "Where to start?" and one good example of use, which can be so lacking
 in most tech pubs. Even Spinoza's dry  _Ethics_ had some "notes/scholiums" and
  other lighter bits to relieve the reader from the hard stuff. Euclid's Elements
  of Geometry has illustrations. A dash of creativity can make technical writing
anything but dull.
   
  Regards,
   
  YJ
  

Brian Henderson <brian-henderson -at- cox -dot- net> a écrit :
  [TW is] about being precise, concise, brief, consistent, abrupt. It's about being to-the-point...nearly to the point
of rudeness. It's about being cold, hard, and lifeless...and deathly dull. Because anything else interferes with the idea of the
tool. When was the last time you bought a pen because it was complicated or interestingly shaped. Or because it looked fun (OK...you
bought it for your collection, but not to USE). Tech writing is about helping the tool user to be fast and efficient, and focused on
anything BUT the writing.
[...]
Brian Henderson
Mitchell Repair Information Co.
San Diego, CA
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