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:: I have never, in over 14 years, worked on a single-source
:: project that
:: didn't shift costs or work to another part of the project.
Yes, the initial setup *will* shift costs, and perhaps increase them. It's
the long haul that shows the value in single-source documentation. Once the
process is in place, the value begins to be realized.
:: Whether it was
:: training or learning new procedures or tools, or having to
:: retranslate at a
:: different stage or schedule in a "clean-up" period near the end of a
:: project, single-sourcing is not nirvana.
No, it's more Pearl Jam. ;) Actually, a correctly-implemented
single-sourcing process will result in no need for "clean-up".
:: I haven't seen much single-sourced documentation
:: that I thought was successful.
How would you tell if what you are looking at was a successful
single-sourced project or a successful stand-alone project? You can't.
Therefore you may have seen both, but you have only been able to recognize
the bad.
:: Single sourcing is the Holy Grail of technical
:: communication. But most
:: writers don't know the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.
African, European, or in my case, Northeastern? ;)
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