[stinkytaco]

Somewhat interestingly, Ted Chiang, in my opinion one of the best writers working in science fiction today, worked as a technical writer for Microsoft. However, he has said that they are very different and he doesn't feel one really impacts the other [1]. I'm not entirely sure I buy that, but it is interesting to see someone who's worked in both mediums talk about the connection.

[0]:https://electricliterature.com/the-legendary-ted-chiang-on-s...

[halitherses]

You may also enjoy hearing that Thomas Pynchon spent a spell as a technical writer at Boeing. I've only been able to dig up one of his articles [1]. I assure you that it's worth the read.

[1] http://www.pynchon.pomona.edu/uncollected/together.html