Re: Remember secretaries? (was RE: Proof that content is moreimportant than style)

[dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com]

> 
> ...I'd agree with the generalization that
> programmers can't write very well.  It's not always true, but in
> my experience, most programmers *don't* write that well, and in fact
> don't *like* to write.  Programmers prefer to program...

...and hairdressers prefer to dress hair, and shoe salesmen prefer to sell shoes, and ...

In any group, some are going to be able to write well, and some aren't.

That doesn't mean there's any relationship between one's "day job" and one's ability to write.

--David 
 
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