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Bonnie Granat wrote:
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> What about technical writers who *write* specifications? I know of at least
> one person who does that (a former colleague). Does one need intimate
> knowledge of programming languages to perform that job? I do not qualify for
> most of the jobs I'm seeing advertised currently, but I'm wondering if
> writing specs might be something I could do.
Over on the TECHWR-L site, we have an article on writing
software requirements specifications that might be a good
starting point in answering your question:
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