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Re: Trunk still not open
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Juanma Barranquero |
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Re: Trunk still not open |
Date: |
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:38:59 +0100 |
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 5:43 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull <address@hidden> wrote:
> It very rare that a person who can code is incapable
> of writing docs to an acceptable level of quality. It is of course
> common that they have had little practice at it.
I've been a tech writer, and editor, for the Spanish edition of PC
World (back when paper magazines still mattered); I've written
features for tech magazines, and ghost written some for the leading
Spanish technews blog; many years ago I worked for a small VoIP telco
(before Skype, though they are still active) where there was a mandate
to document everything in English; I've also written book reviews,
non-tech features, and even once a cooking recipe; additionally, I've
translated lots of technical texts (including OS-400 docs for IBM) and
non-tech too (I translated "Snow Crash" to Spanish, a fact I'm pretty
proud of).
I'm not bragging; I'm pointing out that I can put words together well
enough to be professionally published. And yet, I *suck* at it, I'm
extremely slow and inefficient doing that work, because of the simple
fact that I *HATE* writing. I consider my teeth being pulled out
without painkillers an acceptable, even alluring, procrastinating
alternative to writing. Practice has nothing to do with it. I have
practice.
- Re: Trunk still not open, (continued)
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- Re: Trunk still not open, David Kastrup, 2014/03/18
- Re: Trunk still not open, Juanma Barranquero, 2014/03/18
- Re: Trunk still not open, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2014/03/19
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Juanma Barranquero <=
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