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“It’s not JavaScript it’s Ecmascript! Not comparable.

by vanusa 5y ago

colejohnson66 5y ago
I’d say they are. Who cares if I write “Nodejs” or “Node.js”? The reader knows exactly what I meant, and that’s what matters. Anything else is just needless pedantry.
- anhu 5y ago
  It’s not about the fact but about how much you care. Don’t let your counterpart think. Making such „mistakes“ actually shows quite a bit about the counterpart starting with correctness and precise communication. Back then it drove me nuts when someone wrote „advanced in AngularJS 2“ - and it kept coming!
  - CasperDern 5y ago
    As inconsistent as it is, "AngularJS" is the correct spelling and casing, that's probably why it kept coming. Just check the official website.
    - KMnO4 5y ago
      I think the point was that AngularJS is V1. Version 2 and beyond is just called “Angular”.
- saurik 5y ago
  I mean, software is almost entirely pedantry by its very nature.
  - vanusa 5y ago
    You've nailed it. It really does require an eye for detail (in places where it matters) to a degree that comes epsilon close to being "pedantic" in the annoying sense -- without quite going over that line.
- Biganon 5y ago
  It's not about communication, here. You want to be absolutely perfect in your CV, to prove that you've spent time and effort making it perfect. It serves no other purpose but to show your determination. If communication was the point, a long rant in which you write "yeah I worked with node.js, it was cool lol" would be OK as well, after all it gets the point across doesn't it?
  - OtomotO 5y ago
    There is no "absolutely perfect", especially in such a subjective topic as résumés. Mine certainly isn't, it's like me. Worked out so far. But then again, I wouldn't want to work for most companies. Pecunia olet!
    - roydivision 5y ago
      Neither would I want to work for most companies, but I don’t want my options reduced by making stupid mistakes on my CV.
      - OtomotO 5y ago
        That's fine. I see it like this: If there is a stupid mistake, it shows that I am a fallible human after all. (I tend to think that I don't have stupid mistakes in my CV) But my CV also shows part of my character, mainly the fun part. If that is deemed unprofessional by a company, I immediately know they are no good fit for me. The thing is: As with every relationship, they are two way streets. I am not a beggar as a potential employee, neither am I king. We see eye to eye or not at all.
      - vanusa 5y ago
        The things is -- they ding you for a whole range of other things, all the time. Like not working for the right kind of company in your last job, failing their bullshit tests, or heaven forbid, having a "gap" in your resume. As if having a life (or a family member that needs taking care of) is to be seen as thumbing your nose at their sacred cause. At least fixing stupid mistakes in your resume is well within your control, and (unlike cramming for their tests) doesn't take hours and hours of your time.
- vanusa 5y ago
  Just like if you write "alot" instead of "a lot" the reader knows exactly what you mean, and yet ... But whatever. It's your life. You do you, and I'll do me.

“It’s not JavaScript it’s Ecmascript! Not comparable.

by vanusa 5y ago

“It’s not JavaScript it’s Ecmascript! Not comparable.

I’d say they are. Who cares if I write “Nodejs” or “Node.js”? The reader knows exactly what I meant, and that’s what matters. Anything else is just needless pedantry.

anhu 5y ago
It’s not about the fact but about how much you care. Don’t let your counterpart think. Making such „mistakes“ actually shows quite a bit about the counterpart starting with correctness and precise communication. Back then it drove me nuts when someone wrote „advanced in AngularJS 2“ - and it kept coming!
- CasperDern 5y ago
  As inconsistent as it is, "AngularJS" is the correct spelling and casing, that's probably why it kept coming. Just check the official website.
  - KMnO4 5y ago
    I think the point was that AngularJS is V1. Version 2 and beyond is just called “Angular”.
saurik 5y ago
I mean, software is almost entirely pedantry by its very nature.
- vanusa 5y ago
  You've nailed it. It really does require an eye for detail (in places where it matters) to a degree that comes epsilon close to being "pedantic" in the annoying sense -- without quite going over that line.
Biganon 5y ago
It's not about communication, here. You want to be absolutely perfect in your CV, to prove that you've spent time and effort making it perfect. It serves no other purpose but to show your determination. If communication was the point, a long rant in which you write "yeah I worked with node.js, it was cool lol" would be OK as well, after all it gets the point across doesn't it?
- OtomotO 5y ago
  There is no "absolutely perfect", especially in such a subjective topic as résumés. Mine certainly isn't, it's like me. Worked out so far. But then again, I wouldn't want to work for most companies. Pecunia olet!
  - roydivision 5y ago
    Neither would I want to work for most companies, but I don’t want my options reduced by making stupid mistakes on my CV.
    - OtomotO 5y ago
      That's fine. I see it like this: If there is a stupid mistake, it shows that I am a fallible human after all. (I tend to think that I don't have stupid mistakes in my CV) But my CV also shows part of my character, mainly the fun part. If that is deemed unprofessional by a company, I immediately know they are no good fit for me. The thing is: As with every relationship, they are two way streets. I am not a beggar as a potential employee, neither am I king. We see eye to eye or not at all.
    - vanusa 5y ago
      The things is -- they ding you for a whole range of other things, all the time. Like not working for the right kind of company in your last job, failing their bullshit tests, or heaven forbid, having a "gap" in your resume. As if having a life (or a family member that needs taking care of) is to be seen as thumbing your nose at their sacred cause. At least fixing stupid mistakes in your resume is well within your control, and (unlike cramming for their tests) doesn't take hours and hours of your time.
vanusa 5y ago
Just like if you write "alot" instead of "a lot" the reader knows exactly what you mean, and yet ... But whatever. It's your life. You do you, and I'll do me.