Do Editors Need Writers Who Are Also Software Developers?
Creepy fake plastic hands aside, we love this:
Can you image writing for this type of platform? Maybe it’ll be what we get when Apple announces its so-called iSlate later this month. Maybe it’s the future of publishing. Or maybe it’s just wishful thinking. Either way, we believe that the publishing industry as a whole is becoming more interactive, and it makes us wonder whether writers are going to have to teach themselves technical skills that were unimaginable a few years ago.
We’re not just talking about search engine optimization here. We’re talking about HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C++, and other tools and technologies for creating interactive content. Is it time writers learned these tools? Tell us what you think. Join us this Wednesday night at 8:30 at Editorchat on FriendFeed.
Turns out that Ryan Tate of Valleywag has already dug into this topic. Read his take here: http://gawker.com/5448635/hack-to-hacker-rise-of-the-journalist+programmer