Commentary on: "Egoless Writing: Improving Quality by Replacing Artistic Impulse with Engineering Discipline"

ABSTRACT

Changing needs in technical communications alter but are far from eliminating the personal satisfactions of the individual practitioner. They expand rather than contract opportunities.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.7 DOCUMENT AND TEXT PROCESSING
      I.7.1 Document and Text Editing
          Subjects: Document management

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
      H.1.2 User/Machine Systems
          Subjects: Human factors

General Terms:
Documentation, Human Factors, Management

Keywords:
collaboration, documentation development, project management, teamwork