Re: ADMIN: New Poll Question

[David Castro <thejavaguy -at- gmail -dot- com>]

> How many more years do you expect to be a tech writer

I don't usually post a response to the question-of-the-week, but this
one has really been sticking in my head. I hadn't ever really thought
of how long I would continue doing technical writing. I strongly
identify with what I do (I don't mind calling myself a technical
writer, just as I don't mind calling myself many other titles that
help define who I am, what my interests are, what I like to do, and
what I do well).

I guess my answer would be a combination of Other/None of the above
and Until a better career comes along. My "dream job" is to have the
title "technical writer/programmer." I want to spend some of my
workday writing content, and some of my day creating the stuff that I
document. I think that if I was able to wear both hats, I'd be able to
"mix it up" a bit more.

I realize that the title "tech writer/programmer" is probably going to
require that I work for very small companies and/or startups, but I
tend to work better in small company environments, anyway, so that's
probably not a bad thing for me. :-)

-David Castro
 thejavaguy[at]gmail[dot]com
 email[at]davidcastro[dot]com

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