Wednesday

Write Proposal

I spend today writing a proposal for single sourcing the shared measurement fundamentals text. As with any other proposal, I want to first establish that there is a problem or a need. To make my case, I identify the shared text in the two measurement fundamentals documents. I also discuss the benefits of single sourcing that information. After establishing the need for single sourcing, I propose my XML-based solution. I include code excerpts from my mocked-up XML along with a peek at the XSL that will convert the text back to formatted, version-specific HTML. I also mention other solutions and point out why I don't think they would work as well as mine.

Attend Brown Bag Presentation

At lunch, I attend a brown bag presentation. It's called a "brown bag" because it takes place during lunch, and attendees often eat while they listen to the presentation. Today, Robin and Neerja are talking about recruiting. I'm there because I demo our documentation for candidates who visit campus. Plus, I'd like to hear what's new with our recruiting efforts.