Comments on: How copyediting looks and feels http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/what-copyediting-looks-and-feels-like/ Management and Creative Thinking Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:24:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon Bach http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/what-copyediting-looks-and-feels-like/comment-page-1/#comment-648981 Jon Bach Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:56:51 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=2798#comment-648981 Copyediting looks and feels like software testing. It's analagous to my work because I run a variety of tests and report my findings, alerting developers to problems that may prevent users from seeing the value of what they developed. Testers don't "break software" any more than copyeditors write books. I (and they) FIND the breaks that are already there -- sometimes we even suggest fixes. The developers (writers) and Editors (PM/Biz) have the option to veto anything that testers find, but our intent is always to help them deliver the kinds of value they intended when they sat down to plan and write the code that enabled the thing to meet requirements in the first place. Copyediting looks and feels like software testing. It’s analagous to my work because I run a variety of tests and report my findings, alerting developers to problems that may prevent users from seeing the value of what they developed.

Testers don’t “break software” any more than copyeditors write books. I (and they) FIND the breaks that are already there — sometimes we even suggest fixes.

The developers (writers) and Editors (PM/Biz) have the option to veto anything that testers find, but our intent is always to help them deliver the kinds of value they intended when they sat down to plan and write the code that enabled the thing to meet requirements in the first place.

]]> By: Umberta Mesina http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/what-copyediting-looks-and-feels-like/comment-page-1/#comment-648689 Umberta Mesina Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:01:01 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=2798#comment-648689 Hello, Scott. I have finally translated this post in Italian for my blog and my I-hope-they-will-be clients. I hope they will appreciate it like I do. Bye, Umberta Delete this: Below the image, "four things" --> "five things". Hello, Scott. I have finally translated this post in Italian for my blog and my I-hope-they-will-be clients.
I hope they will appreciate it like I do.
Bye,
Umberta

Delete this: Below the image, “four things” –> “five things”.

]]> By: Umberta Mesina http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2009/what-copyediting-looks-and-feels-like/comment-page-1/#comment-589133 Umberta Mesina Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:52:26 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=2798#comment-589133 Scott, thank you for this. I would like to translate it into Italian and post on my blog, if you agree. With a link to this post, of course. I have read the sneak preview of the Confessions and I like your writing. I think you are non published in Italy, are you? I would like to thanks Hilary and Antonia, too. My authors are very fond of Word's revision Tool (which I detest dearly). Your tips are very useful. Bye, Umberta Scott, thank you for this.
I would like to translate it into Italian and post on my blog, if you agree. With a link to this post, of course.

I have read the sneak preview of the Confessions and I like your writing. I think you are non published in Italy, are you?

I would like to thanks Hilary and Antonia, too. My authors are very fond of Word’s revision Tool (which I detest dearly). Your tips are very useful.

Bye,
Umberta

]]>