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Subject:Re: Blue Collar Tech Writers From:"Anthony Markatos" <tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:stockman -at- jagunet -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Sat, 11 Mar 2000 12:15:29 PST
Mike Stockman said:
...where the client/employer wants it done quickly and efficiently, there's
just no time for discussing theory, developing style guides, working up
metrics,and other academic niceties.
Tony Markatos:
Right, as long as the client does not want the documentation to be
effective. (Note: I don't consider widely recommended project planning
tasks to be niceties.)
Tony Markatos
(tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com)
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