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I signed up for the writing tips from WordRake a while ago. Even though the tips are written by a lawyer, they apply to human beings too. 🙂 Useful and entertaining. You can sign up to get the weekly tips via email at http://www.wordrake.com/writing-tips/.
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Technical documents have a purpose. If you don’t understand the purpose of a document before you start writing it, you may deliver the wrong document. A document specification (doc spec) should define your document before you have a chance to get into trouble.
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You have a new software tool project, and you know the finished product is going to need good documentation. What does that mean, and what’s it going to take? When should you get started working on the documentation, and how much of your team’s time will be taken up by it?
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Developmental editing is a highly beneficial part of creating a quality document, and can include evaluating the overall organization, identifying possible missing material, and identifying ways to improve the general quality of the writing. This article discusses where developmental editing fits into the scheme of technical writing.
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Do you need a documentation manager, but just for four weeks out of the year? You aren’t alone. Documentation is critical to the task of presenting products to customers, and here are some ideas about doc managers…
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In Silicon Valley companies (actually in nearly all technology companies) people play “Chicken” with schedules. Huh, you say?
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