RE: Tech Writer's Market

[Bill Swallow <bill_swallow -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> Let's face it, most people don't think you really
> need a tech writer till
> the END of the software development process.  When
> the economy was booming
> and they were unsure if they'd be able to find one
> at just the right moment
> to get the product to market, they'd sometimes go
> ahead and front the money
> to hire a full time person and throw BS at them most
> of the time, until they
> were really needed.  The atmosphere has changed. 
> Now they're confident they
> can come up with the talent they need for a 1 - 3
> month contract, just prior
> to going to market.

Huh. Do you actually catch the BS they throw? I
usually duck. ;)

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