Chapter 12. Reviewing, testing, and evaluating technical information

Reviewing, testing, and evaluating technical information can take several forms, depending on who the reviewer is. This chapter deals with the role of the following kinds of reviewers:

• Technical reviewers

• Actual users or people similar to them

• Testers (who might also be writers, editors, visual designers, or human factors engineers)

• Editors (who might also be writers)

• Visual designers