Re: Why should a tech writer learn XML?

Subject: Re: Why should a tech writer learn XML?
From: "Ed Wurster" <eawurster -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:13:46 -0400


Sean Hower wrote:

> But there is one thing that I don't think anyone really mentioned.
> Thinking in terms of XML structures fundamentally changes the way one
> thinks about content. To really grasp and under and use XML, you have
> to tweak the way you think about data and information, which in turn
> may open up new ideas about your own documentation, how to organize
> it, and how to present it. That is a great benefit.

Your comment is insightful. We are moving from a time where questions and
answers fit neatly into compartments marked "Q" and "A."

The next leap is placing information into flexible structures that can be
used to reveal direction when a user asks.


Ed Wurster

http://www.eWurster.com/blog/
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