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Entertaining, but just another “I insist on using garbage software and then complaining that it’s garbage.” The table at the end is oblivious to adult solution

Entertaining, but just another “I insist on using garbage software and then complaining that it’s garbage.” The table at the end is oblivious to adult solutions. LaTeX + Beamer or Pandoc slides. Collaboration? Git.

cozzyd 5y ago
Overleaf + Beamer works surprisingly well for collaborative slides. (and yes, you can use a git bridge if you want).
doublepg23 5y ago
I need to sit down and redo my resume, currently in Google Docs, to LaTeX with Pandoc. Very powerful tools and I much prefer plaintext with git of course.
- adhesive_wombat 5y ago
  I did my CV in LaTeX once. First recruiter: "we need a docx file". Argh!
  - doublepg23 5y ago
    This would be for my website, most vanity. Frankly, every job I've applied for at this point just has me re-entering everything- even my internal system!
  - IshKebab 5y ago
    Maybe for the best - that recruiter was probably going to edit your CV and add a load of bullshit.
    - adhesive_wombat 5y ago
      Probably, but that would have been miserable for them, as I lazily ran the PDF though a PDF to docx converter online and that presumably created a Word file completely full of absolutely-positioned text boxes.
      - SevenDucks 5y ago
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ComradePhil 5y ago
They don't have PowerPoint on that list, which I found surprising.
thiht 5y ago
Collaborating on documents on slides is not the same as collaborating on a code base. Git is an awful replacement for that. Maybe something like Liveshare would be more like it. But Beamer, really? Now you’re oblivious to any people that has the slightest eye for design. Beamer slides are the worst: the defaults suck, they’re hard to customize, and more importantly no one wants to touch LaTeX today, it’s a waste of time for very few advantages.
IshKebab 5y ago
> LaTeX + Beamer or Pandoc... Git. Ha crazy how this mentality still pervades HN even after that famous Dropbox comment.

cozzyd 5y ago

Overleaf + Beamer works surprisingly well for collaborative slides. (and yes, you can use a git bridge if you want).

doublepg23 5y ago

I need to sit down and redo my resume, currently in Google Docs, to LaTeX with Pandoc. Very powerful tools and I much prefer plaintext with git of course.

adhesive_wombat 5y ago
I did my CV in LaTeX once. First recruiter: "we need a docx file". Argh!
- doublepg23 5y ago
  This would be for my website, most vanity. Frankly, every job I've applied for at this point just has me re-entering everything- even my internal system!
- IshKebab 5y ago
  Maybe for the best - that recruiter was probably going to edit your CV and add a load of bullshit.
  - adhesive_wombat 5y ago
    Probably, but that would have been miserable for them, as I lazily ran the PDF though a PDF to docx converter online and that presumably created a Word file completely full of absolutely-positioned text boxes.
    - SevenDucks 5y ago
      [dead]
    - SevenDucks 5y ago
      [dead]

ComradePhil 5y ago

They don't have PowerPoint on that list, which I found surprising.

thiht 5y ago

Collaborating on documents on slides is not the same as collaborating on a code base. Git is an awful replacement for that. Maybe something like Liveshare would be more like it. But Beamer, really? Now you’re oblivious to any people that has the slightest eye for design. Beamer slides are the worst: the defaults suck, they’re hard to customize, and more importantly no one wants to touch LaTeX today, it’s a waste of time for very few advantages.

IshKebab 5y ago

> LaTeX + Beamer or Pandoc... Git. Ha crazy how this mentality still pervades HN even after that famous Dropbox comment.