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Subject:Re: âWhat we need is a developer who can write.â From:Lois Patterson <loisrpatterson -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:28:56 -0700
Write, edit, code, draw, prototype, illustrate, design, architect, test,
market, sell, integrate, administer, manage. -- Some subset of these verbs
is really useful for numerous tech writing roles. The exact choice of verbs
varies by role. But what is certain is that the first two verbs, while very
important, can only get you so far, and most technical writers have to do
more than those two.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Janoff, Steven <Steven -dot- Janoff -at- hologic -dot- com>
wrote:
> Per the OP:
>
> "Letâs take it as a given that as technical writers, we can write.
> To increase our value, we need to learn addition skills, such as a
> programming language.
> What other skills do you all have?"
>
> Steve
>
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