One of the more active OASIS DITA Technical Subcommittees (TC) is that lead by a coalition of semiconductor firms seeking to extend DITA to cover the specific needs of this industry segment. Recent developments at OASIS strongly hint that this additional, separate DITA specialization will become officially available when DITA 1.3 is released. As IRead More
Category: Interviews
Interviews with people who are actively using DITA.
Interview with Peter Fournier of Samalander Software
When I was compiling a list of DITA-supporting software tools recently, I ran across one firm based out of Ottawa in Canada called Samalander (not a typo) that didn’t just make one DITA-related tool, but at last count has made no less than ten of them, ranging from DITA metrics tools to link checkers andRead More
Interview with Noz Urbina
I first met Noz Urbina last year when I was presenting at the Congility Conference in London last year. He was the chief organizer for the event, and he brought in a number of interesting people I had long wanted to see in person, particular CMS “gurus” Ann Rockley and Rahel Bailie. The people heRead More
Interview with Jang F.M. Graat
Recently DITAWriter.com got in touch with Jang F.M. Graat to talk with him about his thoughts on DITA, the role of FrameMaker and whether DITA is too complicated for its own good. He runs Jang Communication which is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Jang F.M. Graat holds Masters Degrees in Psychology and Philosophy and has workedRead More