Demise of technical writing?

by Kitty on May 25, 2007

Or just evolution and maturation?

On May 18, Jared Spool (of User Interface Engineering) wrote a post entitled “Where Did Technical Writing Go” in his Brain Sparks blog. It’s an interesting look at past trends in technical writing and what the future holds for the profession. It’s most interesting for the counter points of view posted in the comments.

[Found via Holly Harness's "Don't Call Me Tina" blog, which also has some interesting counterpoints to Jared's thoughts]

{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

Mimi June 3, 2007 at 22:37

Maybe he should have named the article “Where did Technical Writing go wrong”.

gordon June 12, 2007 at 09:36

Or perhaps “Where SOME Technical Writers have gone wrong”. There are many of us who are embracing the myriad skills we need to learn to be part of this brave new world.

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