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First of all thanks to everyone who helped me with my search for documentation automation software. It has led me to ask this question for all the techwr-l's out there...
What are the advantages and disadvantages to having documentation completely automated as opposed to user created documentation?
Let me give you an example.... A totally automated document assembly system that takes pre-formatted and stored snippets of information to make a document is rigid and leaves little room for 'on-the-fly' customization while picking and choosing snippets allows the writer to customize the order of information and to easily omit information that may not be needed.
Your thoughts??
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