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Subject:Re: Structured stuff for the beginner From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 1 May 2017 11:25:08 -0700
In other words, you're putting comprehensive documentation before
working software.
Seems to me you'd get more traction by doing an open-source project.
Then you'd have something tangible to write about.
On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 11:06 AM, <mbaker -at- analecta -dot- com> wrote:
> ... The difficulty is showing people working examples, particularly markup-based
> ones, rather than database-based ones, is certainly one of the reasons that
> progress is stalled in this area. It is a big mental leap to make and it is
> hard to take it on faith when you have not had the concrete experience of
> working on it. Creating more public examples is certainly one of the things
> we need to do to move this forward, and it is something I plan to work on
> once the book is put to bed. ...
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