Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I had an idea that I could produce a kind of "portfolio" of good-quality 
> written documents (various subject areas and target audiences) and I 
> could show it to people and say "hey dude, I'm clever!" The thing I 
> posted here is a first attempt at one such portfolio document.

That's an excellent idea.

> (I'm polishing up my Parsec thing to make another such document. And I 
> may or may not to a layman's overview of computer hardware - I don't 
> know if I could do it justice...)

Give it a go. Worst thing that happens is people say "don't put that one in 
your portfolio."

Indeed, you might be in a good position to write documentation rather than 
programs. Consider looking for work as a technical writer.

> The trick to this seems to be figuring out which concepts "depend on" 
> which other concepts, which ideas "lead to" others, and finding an 
> optimal order to present the ideas. And some good metaphores and 
> examples usually help immensely... ;-)

Yep. It often takes me three or four start-from-scratch rewrites of an 
outline before I fill it in. Often takes longer to do the TOC than the paper.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   The NFL should go international. I'd pay to
   see the Detroit Lions vs the Roman Catholics.

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