Re: Quality of source material from Development

[Andrew Plato <intrepid_es -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

>  is tricky to make mandatory, when frequently you are documenting in
> parallel with the development of the product. At least, that's always
been
> my experience... I'd love to work someplace where they finished the
product
> with a deadline that left plenty of time to get the documentation done!
<g>

Part of being an expert user/tester is understanding the technical
landscape enough to anticipate the general concept and design of features
before they are complete. Thus, the writer is able to structure the
material to accommodate new features or changes to existing ones. 

Yes, it should be mandatory for a technical writer to be an expert-level
user/tester of the products/technologies he/she is documenting. 

Andrew Plato 



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