In the first article of this 3-part series, Flatiron Solutions CTO Eric Severson introduced component-based authoring and described its significant business benefits over document-based authoring. In this second article, Severson explains how component-based authoring actually works, why DITA is the state-of-the-art XML standard of choice and why a CMS is needed to keep track of all the components.
Read the complete article in eWeek.
Archive - Aug 2008
Single-Sourcing Blog
Resources for Single-Sourcing Projects
Folks starting single-sourcing projects are faced with insufficient resources. The biggest problem with the existing literature is that nearly all of it is theoretical in nature. Most books on single sourcing contain advice about planning, managing, and creating modular projects and documentation. At this, they are very good. What they’re all missing is the bridge between theory and practice. And they’re not alone.
Key Elements on Customizing and Troubleshooting Output from the DITA OT
How Component-Based Authoring Works
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