Originally Posted by elphenor

flute makes any song it's added to slightly worse with no benefit

Originally Posted by elphenor

flute makes any song it's added to slightly worse with no benefit

Originally Posted by elphenor

flute makes any song it's added to slightly worse with no benefit

Originally Posted by boo boo

A whole bunch of stupid sh*t that I regret

Originally Posted by SGR

Essentially, as programs progress in their lifetimes (and I've worked on code older than I am), the more go-to's you have (which are essentially unstructured jumps from one part of the program to another), the more difficult the program becomes to understand, the more difficult it becomes to maintain, and the more time and money needs to be spent to work with and modify them.

You might think you've got it figured out in a program with 15 different Go-To's, but then after promoting to production, you get your ass completely burned.

Originally Posted by jadis

Are you a coder/developer? I'm thinking of going into technical writing but also don't feel like learning html and all that ****

Originally Posted by SGR

Yes sir.

What kind of technical writing are you talking about?

In terms of understanding modern web development, HTML is the least of your worries. Javascript and all the accompanying libraries and frameworks are a lot more complex. I frequently work with PHP/Javascript - but also do backend development on our IBM server.

Originally Posted by jadis

The kind that pays, basically. Where my advanced degrees and Fr/En bilingualism (we're talking Canada) would be assets but also preferably not Montreal cause my American gf is never getting a RN job here.

Trouble is, I'm not what you'd call a tech whiz. So I'm guessing a tech/grant writer in other areas, like ngos and stuff

Originally Posted by SGR

I see - I can't really give much advice in the realm of tech writing, as that's not my thing - but if you're motivated, it couldn't hurt to get an entry level cert like the CompTIA A+ cert (shouldn't be that difficult for a smart guy like you to get) to show a prospective employer that you're willing to learn and know a thing or two about tech to supplement your credentials in writing/language, even if tech hasn't been your primary domain.