While doing some DITA training recently for a client I ran across an idea that struck me as being a good way to avoid spaghetti code. In retrospect, it’s one of those obvious “why didn’t I think of that?” ideas: a specialized topic just for holding conref-able text. But first, I ought to explain whyRead More
Tag: Reuse
Contact Info for Next SDIG Presentation
The next free Semiconductor DITA Implementers Group (SDIG) talk, “Create once, Approve Once, Re-Use many Times!” from presenter John Walker will happen Wednesday, February 23, 2011 starting at 10:00 am and running until 11:30 am (both times EST). Here’s the contact information for attending this virtual presentation: Location: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/freescale Toll-free: +1 (800) 867-1147 Participant code: 3230710Read More
Next SDIG Talk on Reuse Challenges
Here’s information on the next Semiconductor DITA Implementor’s Group (SDIG) talk, scheduled to take place on February 23rd: Title: Create once, Approve once, Re-Use many times! Abstract: Once of the biggest challenges in the digital era is how to get consistent, current and correct information to the customer on-time and in multiple channels. For semiconductorRead More
The Four Stages of Cost Savings to Expect when Moving to an XML-based Documentation Process
JoAnn Hackos has published a good article in the recent edition of the Best Practices newsletter looking at where firms can anticipate cost savings when moving to using an XML-based documentation process. She makes a good case that companies that move to using XML in their production of their technical documentation can look to gainRead More
DITA, Structured Writing and Reuse
Let’s get the definitions out of the way first: DITA is short for “Darwin Information Typing Architecture”, hence the acronym. This is not so much a definition of what DITA is, it is more a description of what the acronym stands. From a more practical standpoint, DITA is an open XML standard which is designedRead More