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RE: The coming predominance of user experience and technicalcommunications
Subject:RE: The coming predominance of user experience and technicalcommunications From:Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:'techwr-l' <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:42:48 -0700 (PDT)
Both you and Lauren got in some really good points. Model Ts, yes. We
can see the frame and the engine from where we stand.
As computers get better, there will be more tasks the user can do, and
so more of a need for technical writers. And if we ever reach a golden
age, someone will need to summarize it all.
The role of writer is eternal. Whether technical writing becomes a
profession, or one that endures, depends in part upon how well we
justify ourselves to others. And we're writers, so that should be easy,
right?
--- Writers Book Mall <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com> wrote:
> So I think that yes, as usability of computers
> progresses, tech writers won't have to document some
> of the basics, but it seems to me that there will
> still be plenty of work for more advanced or technical
> writing.
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