[Framers] I'm pretty sure the answer is structured content

[Pat Christenson]

Thanks for the reminder!

From: Lin Sims [mailto:ljsims.ml at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 4:11 PM
To: Pat Christenson <Pat.Christenson at morningstar.com>
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Subject: Re: [Framers] I'm pretty sure the answer is structured content

Just don't forget to take the clew with you, or you'll be completely lost.

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Pat Christenson <Pat.Christenson at morningstar.com<mailto:Pat.Christenson at morningstar.com>> wrote:
Thank you, everyone who responded to my question.

I met with my managers today and we worked out a solution that's involves creating a mythical beast that's half out-of-date user guide and half-up-to-date release notes. When I'm not following the thread out of that maze (are you loving my classical references?), I will be updating the user guide, merging the two halves into one glorious golden fleece that men will cross oceans to marvel at.

Thanks again.

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Subject: Re: [Framers] I'm pretty sure the answer is structured content


Fine, you all can have the last word. I know better than to continue this debate. I should have known better than to even start it.

Russ

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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:58:29 -0700
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Structured markup has been around longer than the web, PDFs, online help, or personal computers.

Since you make your living from structured content, I'm not going to waste time explaining why it's not the best choice for every set of requirements, and why people are still creating interesting and useful unstructured tools.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM, <russ at weststreetconsulting.com<mailto:russ at weststreetconsulting.com>> wrote:
> Pat, I'd like to assert that structured content is generally THE
> answer, period. Nothing interesting happens with unstructured content
> anymore, because the technology is decades old. Any technical writer
> in a high-demand environment should be using structured content. If
> you are not, you are now closer to the typewriter than you are to
> modern practices. ...


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