DEMYSTIFIED ART OF TECHNICAL WRITING

The occupation of a technical writer, sometimes referred to as a technical author in British English, has always been shrouded in a kind of mystery. Being a relatively new profession, it gained popularity in the 80s and 90s as IT companies needed the staff to describe various types of software they were developing (for a more detailed history and background, you could take a look at the article published at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_writer).

With the passage of time, the position of a technical writer (TW) became almost indispensable to almost any company dealing with creation of documents that detail the use of software programs. In this article, I will describe the first principles of technical writing, as well as hints and tips that might give a boost to the documents you create.  

First principles

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