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Subject:Re: Leading and Bleeding Edge? From:Lonie McMichael <loniemc -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Tom Johnson <tomjohnson1492 -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Tue, 5 Jan 2016 09:14:34 -0700
I may have misunderstood, by I read it as a senior-level student tech
writer. As far as I can tell, most student who graduate with a technical
writing degree are lucky if they have ever encountered the concept, let
alone know anything about it.
On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:55 PM, Tom Johnson <tomjohnson1492 -at- gmail -dot- com>
wrote:
> > I have not come across any senior level tech writers who've ever even
> > heard of or worked with DITA.
>
>
> Wow, it amazes me to read this. I can't imagine meeting a senior tech
> writer who is so unaware of basic information about the field he or she
> works in.
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