RE: Damnit Jim, I'm a Writer, not a Programmer II: The Wrath of K ahn

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>Now, speaking from [what would appear to be]
>the opposite camp:

I admit it - I'm a "classic writer."  I won't refuse to look at code, but I'll make it very clear up front that I'm not a programmer, that I don't really have what it takes to be a good programmer (I know, I've tried), and that if you want a programming tech writer, I'm not your scribe.  

There's no shame in admitting what you're good at and avoiding what you're not good at, particularly in a field as incredibly broad as technical writing.

So what good am I, not knowing how to code?  Very good - at writing end manuals, how-tos, information design, training, and I'm even dabbling a little in grants.  Suffice it to say that I'm not worried about being out of work even without "programmer" on my resume.

Nea

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