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After lurking for quite some time, I'm starting to feel like
a minority. I'm a writer for a test and measurement company,
and I have yet to have documented a single piece of software.
I was told that I was hired because of my experience/qualifications:
10 years electronics technician
3 years in a EE program
BS in technical communication
Granted, I have quite a bit of software experience, but it's more
of a tacit thing when setting up or moving files in unix.
So, tell me, did I just get lucky to be recruited by a company
that values hardware experience?
