Many in IT would share your interpretation, and in fact consider themselves
contractors. It is a rather loose use of the term; in most fields, working for
a temp agency on a hourly basis, under someone else's direction, would be
considered temp work, not contracting. "Temp work" is not necessar
Many in IT would share your interpretation, and in fact consider themselves
contractors. It is a rather loose use of the term; in most fields, working for
a temp agency on a hourly basis, under someone else's direction, would be
considered temp work, not contracting. "Temp work" is not necessar
; > I've seen the
same thing. It's too bad, because a tech writer with> those skills is more
likely to understand the development process in my> view.> > --- Technical
Writer wrote:> > > Similarly, if you have spent the
last three or four> > years as
corporate standards through online
help and 508> standards committes> - others> > All 100% paid while working from
home 4-5 days a week.> > Granted...not all companies offer opportunities.
However, find the> right one and you can take advantage of things they offer as
they do
've seen the same
thing. It's too bad, because a tech writer with> those skills is more likely to
understand the development process in my> view.> > --- Technical Writer <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Similarly, if you have spent the last three or four>
s through online
help and 508> standards committes> - others> > All 100% paid while working from
home 4-5 days a week.> > Granted...not all companies offer opportunities.
However, find the> right one and you can take advantage of things they offer as
they do> s
you've had some industry experience. If you don't> mind me asking, do you
normally seek contract or full-time work? Trying> to make that decision here
myself.> > --- Technical Writer wrote:> > > > > Not
really. Some agile programmers specialize in a perp
tion, from start to finish,> from a user perspective. Therefore we are
able to offer sanity checks:> > - This interface doesn't make sense.> -
Although the app is well-designed, in this context it becomes slow or> crashes,
and in our view, users will come this way often.>
u've had some industry experience. If you don't> mind me asking, do you
normally seek contract or full-time work? Trying> to make that decision here
myself.> > --- Technical Writer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > Not really.
Some agile programmers
m start to finish,> from a user perspective. Therefore we
are able to offer sanity checks:> > - This interface doesn't make sense.> -
Although the app is well-designed, in this context it becomes slow or> crashes,
and in our view, users will come this way often.> - The task
Exactly. And that is in the province of the developer, the programmers, and the
GUI designers. Using TW to cover up poor design and inadequate programming is
not particularly useful for anyone.http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the
Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Document
Exactly. And that is in the province of the developer, the programmers, and the
GUI designers. Using TW to cover up poor design and inadequate programming is
not particularly useful for anyone.http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the
Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Document
I did not categorically state that TWs have no place at any point in a project.
To so state is misleading, and implies that I said TWs are useless. I said that
in an ambiguous, undefined software project (which many, including
multi-million dollar, tend to be), it is pointless to create documen
around at the early
stages. No documents, no contracts.
TWs and in particular the directors, managers are involved at these stages.
Documentation is a 100% necessary adjunct to business development from the
outset.
From: Technical Writer [mailto:tekwrytr at hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, October
these issues are going to affect their scheduling and
the expectations they have to deal with.- Original Message From:
Technical Writer To: Leslie Schwartz ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Monday, October 29,
2007 8:44:16 AMSubject: RE: radical revamping of techpubsI agree
wholeheartedly. That is
es. No documents, no contracts.
TWs and in particular the directors, managers are involved at these stages.
Documentation is a 100% necessary adjunct to business development from the
outset.
From: Technical Writer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007
8:29 PMTo: Leslie H Schwar
Message From: Technical Writer To:
Leslie Schwartz ; framers at lists.frameusers.comSent:
Monday, October 29, 2007 8:44:16 AMSubject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs
I agree wholeheartedly. That is not the issue. The issue goes back to the BA
interpretation of (and translation of) the
: Technical Writer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Leslie
Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Monday, October 29, 2007
8:44:16 AMSubject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs
I agree wholeheartedly. That is not the issue. The issue goes back to the BA
interpretation of (and transla
nal Message-> From:
framers-bounces+lhs_emf=pacbell.net at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+lhs_emf=pacbell.net at lists.frameusers.com] On> Behalf
Of Technical Writer> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 5:47 PM> To: bhechter at
objectives.ca; framers at lists.frameusers.c
ser will face, and some empathy for that
new user.> > Ignoring the need for documentation, putting it off until the last
moment is a formula for poor quality documentation.> > - In my humble opinion.>
> Have a great work week!> > Leslie> > > -Original Message-> From
Well, a difference of opinion is what makes a horse race. Iterative software
methods do not require iterative documentation methods; in most cases,
documentation before the last iteration is considered both wasteful and
useless. While I have a great deal of respect for Steve McConnell, proposin
Well, a difference of opinion is what makes a horse race. Iterative software
methods do not require iterative documentation methods; in most cases,
documentation before the last iteration is considered both wasteful and
useless. While I have a great deal of respect for Steve McConnell, proposin
"Branding" also refers to "We are your friends and neighbors. You should pay me
twice as much as Wal-Mart because we went to the same high school." The term is
used to refer to an association between idea and product. Coke is a good
example, as are crescent wrench, visegrips, and a dozen others
on't involve annoyingly proprietary formats such as the Memory Stick.> >
-Original Message-> From: framers-bounces+jim.pinkham=voith.com at
lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jim.pinkham=voith.com at
lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Technical Writer> Sent: Friday,
on
Ron Miller
Freelance Technology Writing Since 1988
Contributing Editor, EContent Magazine
email: ronsmiller at ronsmiller.com
blog: http://byronmiller.typepad.com
web: http://www.ronsmiller.com
Winner of the 2006 and 2007 Apex Award for Publication Excellence/Feature
Writing
On Oct 19, 2007
ou're making an assumption that the market is driven by quality. It is not,
though that's certainly a factor. The market is driven even more by good
marketing.At 10:58 AM 10/19/2007, Technical Writer wrote:>And yet people still
buy it. If they did not, issues of quality >would be
> From: john at
hedtke.com> Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs> > You're making an
assumption that the market is driven by quality. It > is not, though that's
certainly a factor. The market is driven even > more by good marketing.> > At
10:58 AM 10/19/2
mping of techpubs> Date: Fri, 19
Oct 2007 14:09:08 -0400> From: Dorianne.Gutierrez at PolarisLibrary.com> To:
tekwrytr at hotmail.com; gflato at nanometrics.com; framers at
lists.frameusers.com> > Got to chime in on this interesting discussion.> >
Technical Writer wrote:&g
much objective in most
products given that you can> collect quality metrics on the products
themselves, log bugs, measure> impact, etc.> > On 10/19/07, Technical Writer
wrote:> >> > And yet people still buy it. If they did
not, issues of quality would be irrelevant; only the
As there is an entire industry based on usability. Also the first to go when
the belt needs tightening, because they are perceived as being "nice to have
when the economy is good, but otherwise not particularly useful." To believe
that a secondary industry is necessary to assure an acceptable l
"Branding" also refers to "We are your friends and neighbors. You should pay me
twice as much as Wal-Mart because we went to the same high school." The term is
used to refer to an association between idea and product. Coke is a good
example, as are crescent wrench, visegrips, and a dozen others
proprietary formats such as the Memory Stick.> >
-Original Message-> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Technical Writer> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 12:03 PM> To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com> Subject: RE: First on
e 1988
Contributing Editor, EContent Magazine
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
blog: http://byronmiller.typepad.com
web: http://www.ronsmiller.com
Winner of the 2006 and 2007 Apex Award for Publication Excellence/Feature
Writing
On Oct 19, 2007, at 12:37 PM, Technical Writer wrote:
And I know of a C
u're making an assumption that the market is driven by quality. It is not,
though that's certainly a factor. The market is driven even more by good
marketing.At 10:58 AM 10/19/2007, Technical Writer wrote:>And yet people still
buy it. If they did not, issues of quality >wo
PROTECTED]> Subject: RE:
radical revamping of techpubs> > You're making an assumption that the market is
driven by quality. It > is not, though that's certainly a factor. The market is
driven even > more by good marketing.> > At 10:58 AM 10/19/2007, Technical
Write
mping of techpubs> Date: Fri, 19
Oct 2007 14:09:08 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL
PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com> > Got to chime in on this interesting
discussion.> > Technical Writer wrote:> > In a world in which dynamic onlin
roducts given that
you can> collect quality metrics on the products themselves, log bugs, measure>
impact, etc.> > On 10/19/07, Technical Writer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> >
And yet people still buy it. If they did not, issues of quality would be
irrelevant; only the
As there is an entire industry based on usability. Also the first to go when
the belt needs tightening, because they are perceived as being "nice to have
when the economy is good, but otherwise not particularly useful." To believe
that a secondary industry is necessary to assure an acceptable l
n enough bug reports in my time to know that quality is not
subjective. If the software generates a mile-long list of bugs reported by
customers and QA people, the software application is crap.
Thank you,
Gillian Flato
Technical Writer (Software)
nanometrics
1550 Buckeye Dr.
Milpitas, CA. 9
moniker. Have some cohones and tell us who you are.
Thank you,
Gillian Flato
Technical Writer (Software)
nanometrics
1550 Buckeye Dr.
Milpitas, CA. 95035
(408.545.6316
7 408.232.5911
* gflato at nanometrics.com
From: Technical Writer [mailto:tekwrytr at hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, Octob
Many, especially in business, would argue the opposite; the first mover
advantage is huge. Case in point, the business strategy of Sony.
The philosophy of "lifers"--build a widget, establish a broad base of loyal,
satisfied customers, grow the organization organically is about as obsolete as
And I know of a CEO who used to either get there first, or let the wannabes
struggle over the crumbs. Name of Bill Gates.
Quality is primarily a subjective opinion; witness the 90+% of the population
of the planet using Windows, despite the occasional Blue Screen of Death, or
necessary re-boo
s in my time to know that quality is not
subjective. If the software generates a mile-long list of bugs reported by
customers and QA people, the software application is crap.
Thank you,
Gillian Flato
Technical Writer (Software)
nanometrics
1550 Buckeye Dr.
Milpitas, CA. 95035
(408.545.
e some cohones and tell us who you are.
Thank you,
Gillian Flato
Technical Writer (Software)
nanometrics
1550 Buckeye Dr.
Milpitas, CA. 95035
(408.545.6316
7 408.232.5911
* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Technical Writer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007
9:37 AMTo: Flato, G
Many, especially in business, would argue the opposite; the first mover
advantage is huge. Case in point, the business strategy of Sony.
The philosophy of "lifers"--build a widget, establish a broad base of loyal,
satisfied customers, grow the organization organically is about as obsolete a
And I know of a CEO who used to either get there first, or let the wannabes
struggle over the crumbs. Name of Bill Gates.
Quality is primarily a subjective opinion; witness the 90+% of the population
of the planet using Windows, despite the occasional Blue Screen of Death, or
necessary re-b
The "external documentation" recommended for XP and agile development is
fundamentally different than the documentation model used in old-style
waterfall design. Because the application itself is built in an iterative
process, rather than being carved in stone, reacting to feedback from the
cl
The "external documentation" recommended for XP and agile development is
fundamentally different than the documentation model used in old-style
waterfall design. Because the application itself is built in an iterative
process, rather than being carved in stone, reacting to feedback from the
cl
Technical writing, specifically end-user documentation of software
applications, is perceived by the majority of producers as "less than useful"
and, in general, a waste of money, time, and effort. Similarly, the TW's view
that they are "adding value" to a product may be just as impoverished.
Technical writing, specifically end-user documentation of software
applications, is perceived by the majority of producers as "less than useful"
and, in general, a waste of money, time, and effort. Similarly, the TW's view
that they are "adding value" to a product may be just as impoverished.
interface requires more than minimalist documentation,
the core problem is the failure of the design, not a lack of technical writers.
Minimalist documentation should be based on the remarks (in the code) of the
developers, not a secondary understanding of a technical writer acting as a
third party.
uires more than minimalist documentation,
the core problem is the failure of the design, not a lack of technical writers.
Minimalist documentation should be based on the remarks (in the code) of the
developers, not a secondary understanding of a technical writer acting as a
third party.
If a tec
Has anyone put together a Frame "mini-tutorial" that he or she would be willing
to share with a relative newbie? Specifically, a task completion synopsis in
outline or "cheatsheet" format?
Thanks,
tekwrytrhttp://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and
Production of:Techn
Has anyone put together a Frame "mini-tutorial" that he or she would be willing
to share with a relative newbie? Specifically, a task completion synopsis in
outline or "cheatsheet" format?
Thanks,
tekwrytrhttp://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and
Production of:Techn
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