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Welcome to Sense and Usability, the web presence for Dr. Clinton R. Lanier. I'm a researcher and a professor of Technical Communication at the New Mexico Institute of Technology, and hold a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Professional Communication from New Mexico State University. I have worked as a technical communicator for the software industry, the U.S. Government, and for various private and public organizations. I've set up this site as a reference tool for students, professionals and anyone seeking information on the three main subject areas offered. I also offer consulting services in a limited capacity. Contact me if you have any feedback, questions or comments. |
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Written by Clinton R. Lanier
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 13:39 |
Technical Writing and Programming: How Writing Rules Can Improve ProgrammingThis article is about better commenting practices for the purpose of—perhaps—helping some to better their programming practices. But before beginning, let me qualify the entire thing by saying that I am not a programmer—not the professional kind anyway. I have created small programs in the past for some of my employers... |
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Written by Clinton R. Lanier
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Friday, 02 May 2008 16:39 |
Source Code Commenting SurveyIf you are a professional programmer you can help me out by participating in my research project. I've posted a brief survey online that ultimately will help me better understand how programmers approach commenting. The questions are drawn from the findings in my doctoral research, and I'm hoping that the results of this survey will help me understand how generalizable those findings are. Go to the survey >> |
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