Having done some technical writing, I can tell you engineering is close minded about a manual written for the end user. Traditionally these products have been viewed as complete technical descriptions of the product, and they’ll view anything else as incomplete or “dumbed down.” Some companies are doing it right, but they’re the exception to the rule. And to say that every tech writer is completely uninformed about the product is inaccurate as they are usually involved in the writing of specs, internal communications, etc. during the product development cycle.
Thank you buddy I appreciate that it opened my mind up to a lot of things Looking forward for more information thanks
Thank u , it was helpful for me, since I am just starting to detect.
Having done some technical writing, I can tell you engineering is close minded about a manual written for the end user. Traditionally these products have been viewed as complete technical descriptions of the product, and they’ll view anything else as incomplete or “dumbed down.” Some companies are doing it right, but they’re the exception to the rule. And to say that every tech writer is completely uninformed about the product is inaccurate as they are usually involved in the writing of specs, internal communications, etc. during the product development cycle.
Didn't help much
I’ll try harder next time!
Who the hell wrote that instruction manual? It’s totally unhelpful.
An engineer who doesn’t detect and a technical writer who doesn’t detect.