Re: Documentation (was Re: PIL 4 Just Arrived!!!)

[Russell Haley <russ.haley@...>]

On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Francisco Olarte
<folarte@peoplecall.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 6:47 PM, Daurnimator <quae@daurnimator.com> wrote:
>> I wonder if there is a good place to source new testers for this sort of
>> thing?
>
> I assume no, in general.
>
>> Seems like a good idea for a standalone website... if there is an audience
>> of people just itching to read documentation
>
> And itching to only read NEW documentacion ONE time on subjects they
> are unfamiliar with. Normally you use newbies for this kind of things,
> as they can take that as a learning oportunity, not ideal, but the
> closest you can usually find.
>
> Francisco Olarte.

This would be excellent use of Internships and Graduate students
(cycle through them every 3-6 months). Both computer science students
and those in the arts that are seeking language majors and want a
career in writing could benefit from this kind of work. Especially if
you can show that there is good money in technical documentation.

Russ