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But seriously folks, as a technical writer I do plenty of coding. Whether it
is VisualBasic, HTML, JavaScript, or plain old C code for examples.
That DOES NOT by any stretch of my over inflated ego make me a programmer.
Nope, I answer to plain old "Technical Writer" and darn toot'n proud of it!
Regards,
Barry Kieffer
Senior Technical Writer
Tektronix, Inc.
* Phone: 1.503.627.4079
* Email: barry -dot- kieffer -at- tek -dot- com
George wrote:
> I say, change the title of the "Software Developers."
> I stay on as "Technical Writer" and they receive the new title of "Code
> Writer", after all, many software developers may simply be writing the
> code for a program they didn't design, just as I write the manuals for a
> program I didn't design.
> On second thought, why not let people use the titles they feel most
> satisfied with?
>
