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Originally Posted by CRussel
Nope. I've been doing this for >25 years, and I still need an editor. Not as badly as the old days, but still need an editor. And for technical books/documents, you NEED a tech editor. Preferably one who is _very_, meticulous and fussy.
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Yep. Same thing with writing code. You are too close to it, and miss stuff. Guaranteed, you will be scratching your head and muttering curses because your latest revision fails to compile, and a colleague will look for thirty seconds and say "You missed putting in a statement terminator, here..." and leave you kicking yourself.
For that matter, external eyes when proofing prose are critical. Again, you're too close, and you know what it's
supposed to say. Your mind will automatically correct what you read, and you won't see the error.
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Dennis