Re: XML & Technical Writers...

[Mary McWilliams Johnson <mary -at- SUPERCONNECT -dot- COM>]

I, too, have been reading a lot about XML and am having a hard time figuring
out what it's really good for. (Sort of sounds like one of those things that
will become useful some day when all the browsers support it.) As far as
relating to technical writing, I hadn't heard that aspect mentioned until
you brought it up.

Since I'm a technical writer and Web developer, I'd sure like to know what
you do find out about it.

Cordially,

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                                 Mary McWilliams Johnson
                               McJohnson Communications
                                  Documentation Specialist
                Web Site Design, Development and Graphics
                                  www.superconnect.com
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"One must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it,
                       you have no certainty until you try."
                             --Sophocles,  c 496-406 B.C
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At 09:14 AM 4/14/98 -0700, Dan Schmitz wrote:
>Hi, all.
>
>I am attempting to do some research, in the form of in-person interviewing,
>on the subject of XML and its impact on technical writing. So far, while
>there is a lot out there about XML, I have found little about how technical
>writers might use it, or the possibilities it may open up in the field. XML
>seems to be targeted more towards business and information exhange, and
>less toward content creation, which may explain why there is little out there.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas about it this or leads to an interview?
>
>I am in the San Francisco Bay Area, but would be willing to interview via
>email, if necessary.
>
>Thanks!