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> Goober, you made a good point. You can correct me if
> this scenario isn't
> accurate. But say, for example, a technical writer
> and a c++ programmer get
> hired at a software company that creates accounting
> software. **Both** the
> technical writer and the programmer, if they haven't
> already, need to get
> acquainted with the accounting software, accounting
> principles, accounting
> terminology, and probably accountants themselves.
> The writer doesn't
> necessarily need to know the c++ code the programmer
> is writing to create
> good documentation for the accounting software
> (thought that could be
> helpful). But the writer will definitely need to
> learn about the software
> and accounting to write good documentation. But the
> same is true for the
> programmer. The programmer needs to know what the
> software does and how his
> or her code fits within the software.
That sounds accurate.
> I have to leave a bit early. So if I don't reply to
> any rebuttals today,
> it's because I'm watching the outstanding Rochester
> Honkers (the local
> minor league baseball team) play!
Cool! Hope you had fun!
=====
Goober Writer
(because life is too short to be inept)
"As soon as you hear the phrase "studies show",
immediately put a hand on your wallet and cover your groin."
-- Geoff Hart
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