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Question How can I make a case for toning down the "rah rah" marketing tone around technical content?
Summary Starting from the position that -- with modern web delivery -- the line between technical communication and marketing content is fading (as all the content is available to business and technical readers via search) and it is desirable to have a more consistent tone across the organization......
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over 6 years ago
Question Should software product release notes be in marketing voice or technical voice? (software documentation)
Typically, the voice of marketing content doesn't match the voice of technical content -- marketing is trying to persuade you that you need something; technical writing is generally instructing you how to use something. (I'm specifically talking about software.) I have traditionally taken a techcomm...
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over 6 years ago
Answer A: Terminology question - "if-else" or "if/else"?
Your logic makes sense -- the hyphen seems to join them together (a unit of if-else statements), the slash often means "or". However, the slash can also show connection between two words. (I might be typing from my home office/guest room.) In practice, I see if-then-else, if/else and if...else. I'd ...
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almost 7 years ago