Over the years, computers and computer systems have evolved greatly. Before, we had mostly desktop applications running from one’s own computer or a server connected to our client computer. Today, we have lots of web-applications that run in an Internet Browser. Such an application may have levels of activity, like HTML, procedural language like VB, C# or PHP, and then some kind of database and language like SQL. So, there are alot of things to learn to be able to understand the code at all these levels. Many professionals end up collaborating, for example, where one person focuses on the front end, like the Browser experience and the other person focuses on the other end where data management is key. Again, there is alot to deal with. My recommendation is that you try to understand a bit about each level. This will make you a better IT professional. For me as a Tech Writer, the same holds true. I might not understand the fine details of SQL or C# but if I have at least a superficial understanding, then I will be able to document the code much better. So, what is the message of this post? Study! It really does make a difference, no matter what your specific position in IT actually is.
Keith Johnson
Technical Writer
http://greatdocuments.net
Keith Johnson