Speaking the SME's Language (was: Jumpstart a programming ability [- why?])

[bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com]

This can be applied to other fields as well.  If you are going to write
automotive manuals and you ask one of the mechanics a question about the
"big round rubber things" instead of the "tires," you are going to be
treated like an idiot.

A friend of mine had a job interview with a software company last year and
was asked to interpret a sample of Visual Basic code.  He told them that he
was a writer and not a programmer and refused to try.  Needless to say, he
did not get the job.

-----Original Message-----
From: Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com [mailto:Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 11:46 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Jumpstart a programming ability [- why?]


1) Respect. If you speak the language, the developer will sometimes give
you the benefit of the doubt. No benefit, obviously, if you're not doing SW
docs.


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