Re: New TECHWR-L Poll Question

["Dick Margulis " <margulis -at- mail -dot- fiam -dot- net>]

Fred,

Come up for air. Not all tech writing involves software user manuals. When you are documenting operating procedures for a nuclear reactor, sometimes you need to include cautions and warnings. They do not always indicate a design flaw.

Dick

Fred Sampson wrote:

>I don't know if notes/cautions/warnings help readers or not. I do know that 
>they soothe the consciences of developers and product managers who release 
>poorly designed, inadequately tested, highly complex software, and who 
>depend on the documentation to cover their shortcomings.
>
>But no, I'm not bitter.
>


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