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> I can't imagine why you think someone has no interest in things around
> them simply because they have a degree in tech writing. Did you only
> learn what what was presented to you in college? Did you search high and
> low for electives within your major so you wouldn't have to mess with
> any new subject areas? Did you stop learning and exploring and growing
> when you graduated? I didn't.
Gee, I'm glad you were able to say what I wanted to say, but better. I
enjoy learning. What better career to go into when you want to learn than
technical writing? I get to learn about all different parts of the
software that I document. In fact, sometimes programmers come to
*me* for clarification of an area (more often, they ask for the
documentation I've written on the area, but same effect).
I'm thinking about pursuing a second degree in Computer Science, but I
don't think that I'd ever want to be a full-time programmer...my ideal
title would be Technical Writer/Programmer (in that order! :-).
