After reading the article, I spent a few moments thinking of the applications for such software.
It definitely gets me excited. I've worked with some great people who didn't have the most masterful command of English. Nitpicking grammar aside, sometimes these shortcomings become effective barriers in a working relationship. Documenting software specs or just conducting regular correspondence with an international team definitely brings these, well, obstacles to light. With WhiteSmoke's software, I can see a lot of rough roads being paved.
But then, there's never an application without implication. Just as some have relied on a spell and grammar check to do the dirty work, I have a feeling this software will be used often as a substitute for proper proof-reading.
It definitely gets me excited. I've worked with some great people who didn't have the most masterful command of English. Nitpicking grammar aside, sometimes these shortcomings become effective barriers in a working relationship. Documenting software specs or just conducting regular correspondence with an international team definitely brings these, well, obstacles to light. With WhiteSmoke's software, I can see a lot of rough roads being paved.
But then, there's never an application without implication. Just as some have relied on a spell and grammar check to do the dirty work, I have a feeling this software will be used often as a substitute for proper proof-reading.