Jumpstart a programming ability

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Hi, guys...with this market being what it is...I was just wondering.

If you weren't a programmer, but you wanted to increase your strength
as a technical writer by adding a programming ability, what would you
go for that would satisfy the following conditions:

1) Make you more attractive as a technical writer in a tough job
market.
2) Can get into without having taken the customary path of
basic/Cobol/c
3) Would actually be of value to those looking at resumes.
4) Is not a dead-end and can be leveraged into other ares.

I'm thinking maybe Java? Visual Basic?  I'm not really looking for an
easy way out...I'm willing to put in the effort of learning the
skill. I just don't want to spin my wheels learning something that
will take alot of time (and money) and when I finally get there,
nobody cares.

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John Posada, Senior Technical Writer
"How to be happy in life: Never impose your beliefs
on anyone else and never fry bacon in the nude."
 -- Anon
mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com, 732-259-2874

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