Re: Programming / scripting languages in tech-writing

[Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>]

Something I forgot to mention:

One reason that I introduced this topic is to see whether there's any 
interest in creating a repository of scripts that others can use. In 
most cases, scripts are used for repetitive tasks or maintenance, so 
there's not much in them that would be proprietary or subject to an NDA 
except perhaps some easily modified path names. Those who already use 
scripts could pull what they need from the repository, and the very 
existence of the repository might encourage others to explore the 
scripts and maybe learn a little more. Perl, Python, PHP - it doesn't 
really matter what language writers are exposed to so much as exposure 
to any one of them could help many writers to know more about their jobs.

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Bruce Byfield 604.421.7177 bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com

"'We do right when the cost is bearable but morality flourishes among those who won't suffer by it."
- George Turner, "The Sea and Summer"




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