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Re:Apple to announce tools, platform to "digitally destroy" ... by Maro on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @08:01AM (#3474707)
I really like your train of thought. I only disagree with "Most technical books don't really need editors". I've never written a book myself, but I'd imagine a good editor can greatly improve your writing.
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Re:Apple to announce tools, platform to "digitally destroy" ... by kabdib on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @08:46AM (#3474858)
Indeed. I thought I was a good writer, one of the rare software types who enjoyed writing tons of documentation in addition to code.

About five years ago I got a good editor and realized how miserable my output was without one. This person took my stuff and made it focused, consistent and fun to read.

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