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Re: Ratio of Programmers (or Manuals) to Writers in Software Documentation
Subject:Re: Ratio of Programmers (or Manuals) to Writers in Software Documentation From:Howard <howardg -at- SAVVY -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 1 Apr 1995 20:53:34 -0500
Marc Santacroce wonders...
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I'm a little puzzeled as to why the number of writers is necessarily tied
to the number of developers, (as opposed to the amount/type of material to
be written).
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There is probably no _set_ formula, but it would be interesteing to see
what circumstances exist in other shops. If a pattern _does_ exist, then
perhaps there is an unwritten rule -- in which case, as writers, we are
charged with putting the unspoken down in black and white (or full
color, of you create web-pages!). Doncha think?
