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Is DITA going to tip?

JoAnn Hackos has written an article about the growing popularity of DITA, as a format for managing structured content. To quote:

Obviously, something else must influence XML authoring if it is to move past the tipping point. That "something else" is arguably DITA. DITA represents an enormous advantage to the information-development community. For the first time, it provides us with an informational architecture standard around topic-based authoring that is unique to technical information. It takes us out of the world as defined by book publishers, which has provided us with a basically flawed paradigm for 50 years or more. It gives us a unique identity by pushing us toward semantic markup that enhances the quality of our text. It gives us a context with which to support our need for efficiency, consistency, and effective branding of our content for practiced, action-minded consumers of information. It’s just what technical information developers need to build a unique opportunity for recognition and increased credibility in our otherwise product-oriented world.

[Thanks to Scott Abel.]

Posted by jamesr on December 11, 2005 10:55 AM
Categories: Content management, XML