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Re: Programming Languages for Technical Communication
Subject:Re: Programming Languages for Technical Communication From:Laurel Nelson <Laurel_Y_Nelson -at- NOTES -dot- SEAGATE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:44:04 -0600
Mark Baker wrote:
But the point of my original post had nothing to do with the quality of
tools for doing programming. It had to do with the need for writers to
become programmers in order to create information products that have
behavior.
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Mark: Would you elaborate more on which programming languages (besides
Java) tech writers should learn (and in which order)? Are you speaking for
writers who are involved in online Help and Web site development? Thanks in
advance for any information you provide.
