Re: Best tecnhical writing books?

["technical writing plus" <doc-x -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

Forgot about the Gordon and Gordon Web site
(http://www.gordonandgordon.com/), which looks as though it will have some
very useful info for you. 

It has a free downloads page (http://www.gordonandgordon.com/downloads.html)
has a handful of useful-looking things. 

Finally, you mentioned Java. Gordon and Gordon is selling courses that are
related to that (http://www.thirdwavestudios.com/gg/workbooks.html). 'DVDs
and Workbooks' is the name of the link.

Jim Jones  zxlat.translatorscafe.com  Spanish | Chinese | German to English

Editing and Technical Editing | Sr Member, STC (stc-chicago.org)

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Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 4:31 PM

Here is one that I like: 'How to Write and Present Technical Information' by
Charles H. Sides. Oryx Press, 3rd Edition, 1999. ISBN 1-57356133-9

Another thing is the online stuff about basic Technical Writing that some
universities have published online. 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (www.rpi.edu) used to have a free
introductory TW class or series of instructional materials online. 

I found that they do have a ppt 

http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/senior_design/rpi_technical_writing_manual.ppt#1 

and this ppt does mention several different resources. 

This online textbook http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/ is mentioned as a
resource. 

The Web site of the Society for Technical Communication is at www.stc.org
and I would recommend that you look and search there, too. 


-----Original Message-----
I was a java developer.  I'm just starting to work in computer area, writing
software user guides etc. Some books were recommended to me and other I find
by searching...So, as you said, is it a good start? Do you have any other
recommendation for me?..I´m improving my English too, because I'm not a
native English speaker...thank you...Hello all, I'm new in tecnhical
writing. Could you show me the best tecnical writing books?..Thank you.
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Tiago Soares

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