by Tim Steele | Sep 12, 2017
Dear DITA Virgin, I’ve been lurking behind the scenes learning about DITA by following your blog. But you seem to have disappeared. What gives? Sincerely, Wondering and Increasingly Tense in Galveston Dear Waiting, I’m glad that you’ve been enjoying the posts! I’m...
by Tim Steele | Jun 7, 2017
Dear DITA Virgin, I’m glad to have found you – yep, I’m a DITA virgin, too. I have a lot of questions about something you said in your last post. You said, “we could write everything in plain, unformatted text – no bold, italics, heading 1, 2, or 3 styles, no...
by Tim Steele | May 2, 2017
Dear DITA Virgin, I was so relieved to read your article last week. I too, am a DITA virgin. I’ve been in meetings where the term was used (our company is considering moving to DITA) but I really had no idea what it was. In context, it sounded like DITA was a system...
by Tim Steele | Apr 18, 2017
My name is Tim Steele and I’m a DITA virgin. Oh, you’d never have guessed. When others talked about content models, tags, and information types, I’d nod knowingly as though I had plenty of experience myself. Listening carefully to my peers, I learned to use the words...
by Tim Steele | Nov 28, 2016
Nope, that’s not a typo. Yes, I know it’s actually 2016. But sometimes it sure FEELS like it’s 2006 to me. I talk to content development professionals every day. They come from every industry, company size, and geographic location. And most of the conversations are...
