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Subject:RE: Are these words being used? From:"Anthony Markatos" <tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:teresa -dot- wittel -at- microchip -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Tue, 09 Nov 1999 12:10:48 PST
Teresa Wittel said:
Some technical writers are not expected to understand the technical subject
very well. They are expected to just clearly translate what the SME says
under tight deadlines with little accountability.
Tony Markatos responds:
It has been my experience (Tech Writer, QA Analyst, and Systems Analyst,
Development Project Leader) that, except for simple products, it is
impossible to "clearly translate what the SME says" without a in-depth
understanding of the of the product.
Tony Markatos
(tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com)
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