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The problem doing that with technical writing is that your audience isn't going to be judging you on your writing skills, they'll be judging you on the technica
by kedean 10y ago
The problem doing that with technical writing is that your audience isn't going to be judging you on your writing skills, they'll be judging you on the technical content. OP isn't worried about their technical content, they're worried about their writing skills. The technical audience is going to be affected by writing skills (it'll affect how well points are made, etc), but they aren't going to give feedback on that part. "Just ship it" doesn't work with soft skills.
- mooreds 10y ago> Just ship it" doesn't work with soft skills. I disagree! Maybe the relationship is less direct but practicing skills like writing, speaking and networking is one of the best ways to improve (reading about sick skills is another)
- graeme 10y agoThey don't have to start with technical writing. I didn't. I wrote a travel blog and shared it with my friends on facebook. That transferred directly to my later technical writing. You can also do technical writing, share that with a few technical friends, and get feedback. I don't think any of my comment was about doing technical writing immediately though.