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Subject:Re: Orlando Conference and Exhibits From:Amy_Smith -at- motorcity2 -dot- lotus -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:43:06 -0400
Renee Rothberg asks:
>Hearing about the temperature in the rooms and whether the food was pricey or
>not is okay, but didn't you learn a few good tech writing tips that you'd like
>to share?
Our very own (as in techwr-l, not Lotus) Susan Gallagher gave two excellent
presentations about understanding and documenting object-oriented programming
and APIs. It was like taking an OO Berlitz course - I got just enough
information to be functional in a strange country where I don't speak the
language(s). :-) And, like a good Berlitz course, I learned *useful* terminology
(like be able to say "where is the bathroom?" instead of "My car is green.").
Susan's engaging, well-paced, and humourous presentation style didn't hurt,
either.
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Amy Smith, Notes User Assistance Group
Lotus Development Corp.
617/693-9733
amy_smith -at- lotus -dot- com
"In a more aesthically advanced republic, most people wouldn't be allowed to
decorate their own homes, much less design their own user interfaces." - Author
unknown
