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Subject:RE: An Engineer has infected my young mind! From:Elisabeth Zakes <ezakes -at- PlanView -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 19 May 2000 04:47:20 -0500
How about incorporating both ideas--begin each chapter on a function with a
"tutorial" (your way), and expand the subject after that (the engineer's
way)?
Elisabeth B. Zakes
PlanView, Inc., Austin, TX
ezakes -at- planview -dot- com http://www.planview.com
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>
> How do you all deal with what engineers want and what you
> know should be the correct way to present the info? How do
> you incorporate what the engineer, who knows the most about
> the product, is trying to say, while everyone else knows it's
> hard stuff to learn? Should I rephrase my question?
>
> Thankyou.
> Sierra
