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--- Karen Casemier <karen -dot- casemier -at- provia -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I just wanted to throw something in on this
> discussion. XML is not just used
> as a markup language for documentation. Our product
> uses XML and XSL
> extensively to transfer data between programs and
> display data in a
> web-based visibility tool. In this case, XML
> knowledge definitely is in
> asset and is much more than a buzzword--just as code
> knowledge would be an
> asset in API documentation, and database knowledge
> in creating database
> definitions guides.
Karen is right. As Technical Writers, Communicators,
Authors ...
We should have the skills described in previous
postings. They are the foundation of the profession.
However, stay just with this foundation does not Make
us TECHNICAL. A broad knowledge of technology is,
IMHO, essential.
XML is one example. If anyone went to TechEd they
would have noticed that practically every ms product
will apply XML technology in one way or another.
I would agree that learning XML for the technology and
documentation is worthwhile skill to have for the
future.
Sean Wheller
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