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
This conversation needs to go to a general technical writing list, aka
TCP or TECHWR-L, as someone mentioned.
I did not realize until recently this was on framers and not techwr-l,
and I'll be un-magnimonious and in part blame the interface to this
yahoo mail. To any who I inconvenienced, I apolog
> There are situations in which being a full-time employee is more
> advantageous than being a contractor. I don't know that training
> would be one of them, because a lot depends on the quality of
> training, and how transferrable the skills are. It also depends on
> how close a fit the training i
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> Contract exclusively, preferably three- to six-month. Contractors
> tend to be more fully focused on task completion, and doing the job
> right, both of which suit my inclinations perfectly. "Full-time"
> work becomes more a social issue, in which the most importance is
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:24:48 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE:
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this has helped me with an upcoming article on this> topic. It sounds like
yo
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:48:05 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE:
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programming, and still be> inadequate for users.> > How can that be,
Do tell :)
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Are you
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Amen.
On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Peter Gold wrote:
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> not relevant to me.
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There is something fascinating about science.
One gets such whol
ng at the moment! ;-)
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Hi, folks:
I've been deleting messag
Amen.
On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Peter Gold wrote:
I've been deleting messages on this thread for some time because
it's not
relevant to me.
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There is something fascinating about science.
One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture
out of such a trifling inves
Hi, folks:
I've been deleting messages on this thread for some time because it's not
relevant to me.
However, you all might find a more engaging community at techcommpros, the
new tech writers listserv, that branched off techwr-l some time ago. Here's
the contact:
To subscribe or unsubscribe vi
To me it seems obvious that getting TWs involved in the whole of the
process is a necessary step, as is (what someone else mentioned)
getting TWs to write less-wordy, more immediately-parseable
instructions.
If agile development allows that, it could be fun and interesting. I'm
leery of trends lik
lin
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Subject: Re: radical revamping of techpubs
I've followed this thread with interest, even though it has precious little
to do with FrameMaker.
My perspective differs somewhat from what I've seen so far in the
ctober 30, 2007 8:52:21 AM
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The experience of one person, or even a handful, do not in any way
negate an obvious and growing trend in the software industry--directly
related to "agile" development--to consider TW involvement as
s a side note, I'm a certified (and very interested) scrum master.
...Susan
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the TW is rapidly changing to a diminished involvement.
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A product can have good design, and good programming, and still be
inadequate for users.
How can that be, you ask?
Technically speaking, it may be doing what its creators think it
should, and it may be well-created. It may be disorganized, and it may
not address the user's needs, and that's where
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com> > As users become more
technically savvy, they bec
This statement makes the most sense when considered in the light of how
the technology industry has expanded. We now have many small roles
contributing to a project or part of one, but what's missing is people
who can glue it all together according to some consistent idea. Making
the product work f
This is a good idea, and I'll try it. I end up attending most because
in my little world, seeing the gestures and facial expressions can tell
me a lot, but often most of that knowledge shouldn't go in the docs
anyway :)
--- Rene Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One workable solution is to
As users become more technically savvy, they become less dependent on
vague manuals and more interested in software with a smooth, intuitive,
powerful interface and reliable function. See blog post on this issue:
http://user-advocacy.blogspot.com/2007/10/users-replacing-specialists-in-it-and.html
vement in projects. Like it or not, it
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For any project that size, won't it take some months for it to
complete, as it will for the docs to be done, which means that the TW
is first going to be assembling information and writing known parts of
the doc, and then expanding to write as parts of the software become
formalized?
--- Technical
Luckily, that isn't all they do. Many are employed writing policies and
procedures and internal business documentation. Any function that
requires explaining concepts understood within a certain skill set that
is a minority role in a company is a TW role.
Personally, I find it hard to separate the
One role I've found myself in is that of documentation manager, or the
person who keeps track of business process, finds what must be
organized, and then documents it and finds a sensible hierarchy for
those docs, as well as varied delivery methods.
It's a fun role. You get to see almost all that
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That is a very big if. A full partner participant-stakeholder, or more likely
the department manager? It is more likely that the software developers,
business analysts, and the project manager are collaborating to get a decent
set of r
One workable solution is to let the TW teleconference into the meeting,
regardless of whether the TW is in cubicle or offsite. Then, the TW can keep
their end on mute and listen for useful tidbits while making use of the time
most effectively. That has worked very well for me at several companie
irements" as the executives see fit.
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> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:29:15 -0400> CC: > Subject: RE: radical revamping
> of techpubs> > > That is a very big if. A full partner
> participant-stakeholder, or more likely the department manager? It is more
> likely that the software developers
; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs
That is a very big if. A full partner participant-stakeholder, or more likely
the department manager? It is more likely that the
software developers, business analysts, and the project manager are
collaborating to get a
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I agree wholeheartedly. That is not the issue. The issue goes back to the BA
interpretation of (and transla
In my view, you're quite right. It's why I took on this career. By
making users more powerful, we make technology evolve, and eliminate
some of the techno-angst in the world.
--- Kelly McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I consider the technical writer to be the ultimate advocate for the
> user
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Hi, Chris and Ben,
I like it too ... I am going to copy people inside our company on this
concept.
Z
Chris Borokowski Chris Borokowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I like this idea, a lot.
>
> Instead of writing instruc
Hi, Chris and Ben,
I like it too ... I am going to copy people inside our company on this
concept.
Z
Chris Borokowski Chris Borokowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I like this idea, a lot.
>
> Instead of writing instructions out in a dry abstraction and passive
> voice, explain how the applic
I like this idea, a lot.
Instead of writing instructions out in a dry abstraction and passive
voice, explain how the application should work from a user perspective.
What a little gem of an idea. Thanks for posting it.
--- Ben Hechter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In fact, Steve McConnell (Code
You really hit the nail on the head. Meetings are brain-sapping enough
when important information is actually being conveyed, but most people
who are on the CC: list for meetings are being given a free hourlong
zone-out. Keep the poor TWs out of the unnecessary meetings, or they'll
become office sh
affect their
scheduling and the expectations they have to deal with.
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tives see fit.
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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
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
Sorry, but I find the thread both:
a) Off-topic
b) Misleading. Iterative sofware methods require iterative documentation
methods, but by no means do they eliminate the parallel need for early draft
user manuals. In fact, Steve McConnell (Code Complete) proposes early draft
user guides as an agil
First to market only works until the second one to market arrives, at
which point it then the market share leans toward the company who
demonstrates best understanding of the market through their product
coupled with the best marketing team.
On 10/22/07, Pinkham, Jim wrote:
> There's something to
Technical Writer wrote:
> but otherwise not particularly useful." To believe that a
> secondary industry is necessary to assure an acceptable level
> of quality in production is impoverished. Quality goods can
> be produced by motivated, competent workers without a QA overseer.
And later:
>
M
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Subject: RE: First on market (was RE: radical revamping of techpubs)
Yes. Because Sony's stategy is based on first mover advantage and the
high prices innovators are willing to pay. They are much less interested
in the price competion and flood of
Yes. I'm a Eudora user for the last 12 years and I tend to eschew HTML mail.
At 07:10 AM 10/22/2007, Chris Borokowski wrote:
From my experience, HTML-encoded email seems to screw up more than it
helps. Stick to good ol 7-bit ASCII.
--- John Hedtke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually, no, th
First to market only works until the second one to market arrives, at
which point it then the market share leans toward the company who
demonstrates best understanding of the market through their product
coupled with the best marketing team.
On 10/22/07, Pinkham, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> T
>From my experience, HTML-encoded email seems to screw up more than it
helps. Stick to good ol 7-bit ASCII.
--- John Hedtke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually, no, that's not the case, Gillian; Tekwryter's emails
> directly to me have been well-formatted. I think this is more an
> effect of
; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: First on market (was RE: radical revamping of techpubs)
Yes. Because Sony's stategy is based on first mover advantage and the
high prices innovators are willing to pay. They are much less interested
in the price competion and flood of imitations
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And I know of a CEO who used to either get there first, or let the wannabes
struggle over the crum
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Actually, it's a product of Microsoft's latest Windows Live e-mail
clien
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There is a difference between being "first to invent" and "first to
successfully produce and/or market." The world is full of brilliant ideas that
never go (and never went) anywhere. Xerox is PARC, not Park. What they
developed was the concept of GUI, based on user interaction with a computer.
At 04:09 PM 10/19/2007, Technical Writer wrote:
That's what makes marketing such a popular major.
:) Truly!
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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 broa
Ron Miller wrote:
> In my view, the only reason Windows has dominated personal
> computing is because Microsoft bullied hardware company into
> selling its products.
I don't think this popular myth stands up to scrutiny. Microsoft's
"bullying" wasn't primarily to get people to *use* Windows,
wrytr at hotmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com> From: john at
> hedtke.com> Subject: First on market (was RE: radical revamping of techpubs)>
> > Despite the incredible pressure that people feel to be the first on > the
> market with the latest release, I think
My inference is that hardware would not have been standardized without
Microsoft or some other aggressive, unifying business entity.
I've actually had good luck with PCs, but I've been a Mac user since
1984 and an Apple user for four years before that, a UNIX user about
the same length of time, an
ch as the Memory Stick.
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Your inference suggests that hardware would have stayed expensive
without Microsoft. I don't buy that. In my view, hardware would have
dropped regardless because the price of the components dropped over
time, completely independent from the PC's relationship to Microsoft.
In fact, I would m
Technical Writer wrote:
> Many, especially in business, would argue the opposite; the
> first mover advantage is huge. Case in point, the business
> strategy of Sony.
Sony is a good company with solid products, but their track record on
innovations sucks. They brought us, among others, Beta vi
Au contraire, I think that's a very good way to put it, Chris.
John
At 11:37 AM 10/19/2007, Chris Borokowski wrote:
Another way to say this might, the market is driven by perceived
quality of product as a product. Microsoft Windows is not as stable as
BSD, but it installs easily and lets the av
I'm somewhat thankful they did, as the result was a standardization of
hardware that allows $500 to buy a better quality machine than a $1500
Macintosh or $2500 custom UNIX. Sometimes aggression in business can
produce very fortunate results for us little people.
--- Ron Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
No, I've known that for quite some time. It is built on BSD, hacked
with Mach on a ton of libraries, and it's nowhere near as stable as BSD
or as logically consistent.
My primary reason for avoiding Apple is the company and, I almost
forgot, the sanctimonious attitudes of its users ;)
--- Neil Tu
In my view, the only reason Windows has dominated personal computing
is because Microsoft bullied hardware company into selling its
products. It told computer manufacturers throughout the 90s when it
built its domination to either use only Windows or to have to pay
more for each copy if the
Most applications hover somewhere between excellent and crap. The ones
that generate the mile-long grievances are crap, and the ones that
people treasure (and hoard on their thumb drives) for a decade are
excellent.
--- "Flato, Gillian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Doesn't it depend on what the competition is?
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Another way to say this might, the market is driven by perceived
quality of product as a product. Microsoft Windows is not as stable as
BSD, but it installs easily and lets the average user get up and
running quickly while maintaining high backward compatibility. Is that
higher quality, or lower qu
Bill Gates, first to market? Gates has proven anything by innovative.
He's the quintessential, 'let the other guys put it on the market and
we'll steal it and market it better.'
DOS? He bought the company?
Windows? Stole the idea from Apple (who stole it from Xerox Park)
Internet Explorer? Ne
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>The same could be said of pacemakers, missile control systems,
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>The same could be said of pacemakers, missile control systems, and a
>host of others. That does not change t
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The same could be said of pacemakers, missile control systems, and a
host of others. That does not change the fact that in most software
applications, perceptions of
People buy things out of need and want. If the quality sucks, and they
need it, what are they going to do? If an insulin pump eats batteries
at a 20% higher rate than advertised, the quality sucks, but that
doesn't mean that the product isn't needed. It's up to the company to
fix the quality flaws
I can't see how quality can possibly be subjective if there's an
entire occupation devoted to assuring it. Perhaps TW has only worked
in environments where "quality" is merely a buzzword.
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The same could be said of pacemakers, missile control systems, and a host of
others. That does
Technical Writer wrote:
> Many, especially in business, would argue the opposite; the
> first mover advantage is huge. Case in point, the business
> strategy of Sony.
Sony is a good company with solid products, but their track record on
innovations sucks. They brought us, among others, Beta
ber 19, 2007 10:52 AM
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Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs
The same could be said of pacemakers, missile control systems,
and a host of others. That does not change the fact that in most
softwa
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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,
despi
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And I know of a CEO who used to either get there first, or let
the wannab
The presumption was made that Microsoft has market share due to time-to-market
push by Gates, and that is a gross oversimplification. It has a lot more to do
with cut-throat marketing tactics and industrial espionage (end justifies the
means to Gates) than it does with simply driving a product f
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> incredible pressure that people feel to be the first on > the market with the
> latest release, I think history shows tha
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I'm not sure the question here is one of quality as much as different
purposes.
If you want most stuff to install quickly and work
I'm not sure the question here is one of quality as much as different
purposes.
If you want most stuff to install quickly and work the first time, want
flexibility about what hardware you can use, and want compatibility
with most people out there, Windows is a clear winner, and most users
never se
Despite the incredible pressure that people feel to be the first on
the market with the latest release, I think history shows that it is
almost NEVER the first product to market that has long-term success,
at least in high-tech. The IBM PC was not the first to market by a
number of years. Mic
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
Despite the incredible pressure that people feel to be the first on
the market with the latest release, I think history shows that it is
almost NEVER the first product to market that has long-term success,
at least in high-tech. The IBM PC was not the first to market by a
number of years. Mic
...or similar biggies realize that time-to-market is everything,
Time-to-market is not everything if you sacrifice quality. If you're first on
the market but your product is crap, the fact that you were first on the market
is irrelevant.
I know a CEO who got fired because all he cared about i
I agree, and if there's one reason many people think technical writing
has a bad name, it's this. The churned-out documentation where the
writer is left with so little time and support they create a
transcription of the obvious, with little informational content or
sense of how they can make the us
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