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Speaking the SME's Language (was: Jumpstart a programming ability [- why?])
Subject:Speaking the SME's Language (was: Jumpstart a programming ability [- why?]) From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Jul 2001 12:22:25 -0500
This can be applied to other fields as well. If you are going to write
automotive manuals and you ask one of the mechanics a question about the
"big round rubber things" instead of the "tires," you are going to be
treated like an idiot.
A friend of mine had a job interview with a software company last year and
was asked to interpret a sample of Visual Basic code. He told them that he
was a writer and not a programmer and refused to try. Needless to say, he
did not get the job.
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From: Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com [mailto:Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 11:46 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Jumpstart a programming ability [- why?]
1) Respect. If you speak the language, the developer will sometimes give
you the benefit of the doubt. No benefit, obviously, if you're not doing SW
docs.
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