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Right back at ya Gene, I've ONLY ever worked in software and sometimes,
frankly, the stuff other folk talk about (hard wear?) scares the bejesus
outta me!
G
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om] On Behalf Of Gene Kim-Eng
Sent: 06 April 2007 08:51
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Subject: Re: Tech Writing a Growing Field?
Having never worked in the software industry, I sometimes get the feeling
from this list that software originates on some other planet than products
made by industries that cut metal and weld and bolt the pieces back
together.
One of these days I'm going to have to get myself a copy of this "Microsoft
Guide to Style." I get the feeling that reading it will be an experience
akin to my first exposure to Douglas Adams.
> "Technical communicator" makes sense as the role expands. We're no
> longer just those who write manuals.
> We integrate the process (of getting the product to work for users)
> into the development as a whole. We are the user contact experts and
> should not hide in the role of writing manuals as the industry
> expands.
>
> Those who defend territory in fear of expansion often make themselves
> irrelevant. Technical writing is so well defined at this point,
> through things like Microsoft Guide to Style, that the risk is that it
> will be seen as trivial and others will come in. The only way to avoid
> that is to expand the role to its natural conclusion given changes in
> the market at this time.
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