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Using a deprecated technology to create a list of achievements seems odd to me. Isn't html the lingua franca nowadays? A html file with @media print seems much

Using a deprecated technology to create a list of achievements seems odd to me. Isn't html the lingua franca nowadays? A html file with @media print seems much more logical to me.

lloeki 14y ago
I use LaTeX because: + I care about design, typesetting and typography + it's FOSS + it's cross-platform + it doesn't cost me an arm compared to the alternative + it's unbelievably lightweight (e.g MacTeX basic) compared to the alternative + it allows for code factorization + it's text-based which means: - drivable form the shell - automatable from makefiles - editable in vim - can be generated with e.g erb or jinja2 - naturally handled by git/hg i.e it's composable in a unix workflow TeX has its warts and a steep learning curve, but there's a slight difference between obsolete technology and mature technology. Especially when there's no replacement.
- generateui 14y ago
  > I care about design, typesetting and typography Sorry, but design, typesetting and typography done in html is far superior. Why limit to paper only? Last time I checked, most typography features are implemented in firefox/chrome. Html is the replacement. You limit yourself with static information on paper using Tex. Tex falls into the category of pdf, doc, docx, odt to me. Deprecated, because we do not put things on paper today, but we put things on the internet.
  - mahrz 14y ago
    > typesetting and typography done in html is far superior Did I miss the irony somewhere? Last time I checked (justified) line breaking was a mess, protrusion is not supported and generally it's quite hard to handle font metrics without using a canvas. I guess you're right that this is changing, but it's nowhere near the quality and the ease (yes even that) of TeX or InDesign. And if you use some content preprocessor like pandoc or xslt the limitation of static information on paper isn't a problem anyway. Btw, if you like to have more control over the layout have a look at ConTeXt, it's quite nice especially its modular approach.
  - gnosis 14y ago
    "Why limit to paper only? ... You limit yourself with static information on paper using Tex." You've never viewed a PDF on a monitor? Personally, for archival and offline viewing purposes I much prefer a PDF made with LaTeX than a copy of or export of a web page. The only time I'd ever prefer a web page is if it's really a large set of pages with a complicated hypertext structure. That's the only place where HTML shines. Needless to say, a resume usually doesn't fall in to this category.
tincholio 14y ago
Deprecated technology? It would seem you don't know what you're talking about.
- generateui 14y ago
  It is a technology with the primary result being a printed product. The primary result should be a dynamic document, with optional export to @media print.
  - batista 14y ago
    One could use the same logic to say the web is becoming deprecated, make an iPhone app or a Facebook page for your info. Basically, BS.
npsimons 14y ago
Using a deprecated technology to create a list of achievements seems odd to me. Any firm that would want me to convert my resume to, say, Microsoft Word, just to apply to them, I don't want to work for. Double for any firm that ignores a technology because they think it's deprecated. Just for point of reference, I started getting more interview requests when I converted my resume from HTML to LaTeX and put the PDF output online in place of the HTML.

Using a deprecated technology to create a list of achievements seems odd to me. Isn't html the lingua franca nowadays? A html file with @media print seems much more logical to me.

lloeki 14y ago

I use LaTeX because: + I care about design, typesetting and typography + it's FOSS + it's cross-platform + it doesn't cost me an arm compared to the alternative + it's unbelievably lightweight (e.g MacTeX basic) compared to the alternative + it allows for code factorization + it's text-based which means: - drivable form the shell - automatable from makefiles - editable in vim - can be generated with e.g erb or jinja2 - naturally handled by git/hg i.e it's composable in a unix workflow TeX has its warts and a steep learning curve, but there's a slight difference between obsolete technology and mature technology. Especially when there's no replacement.

generateui 14y ago
> I care about design, typesetting and typography Sorry, but design, typesetting and typography done in html is far superior. Why limit to paper only? Last time I checked, most typography features are implemented in firefox/chrome. Html is the replacement. You limit yourself with static information on paper using Tex. Tex falls into the category of pdf, doc, docx, odt to me. Deprecated, because we do not put things on paper today, but we put things on the internet.
- mahrz 14y ago
  > typesetting and typography done in html is far superior Did I miss the irony somewhere? Last time I checked (justified) line breaking was a mess, protrusion is not supported and generally it's quite hard to handle font metrics without using a canvas. I guess you're right that this is changing, but it's nowhere near the quality and the ease (yes even that) of TeX or InDesign. And if you use some content preprocessor like pandoc or xslt the limitation of static information on paper isn't a problem anyway. Btw, if you like to have more control over the layout have a look at ConTeXt, it's quite nice especially its modular approach.
- gnosis 14y ago
  "Why limit to paper only? ... You limit yourself with static information on paper using Tex." You've never viewed a PDF on a monitor? Personally, for archival and offline viewing purposes I much prefer a PDF made with LaTeX than a copy of or export of a web page. The only time I'd ever prefer a web page is if it's really a large set of pages with a complicated hypertext structure. That's the only place where HTML shines. Needless to say, a resume usually doesn't fall in to this category.

tincholio 14y ago

Deprecated technology? It would seem you don't know what you're talking about.

generateui 14y ago
It is a technology with the primary result being a printed product. The primary result should be a dynamic document, with optional export to @media print.
- batista 14y ago
  One could use the same logic to say the web is becoming deprecated, make an iPhone app or a Facebook page for your info. Basically, BS.

npsimons 14y ago

Using a deprecated technology to create a list of achievements seems odd to me. Any firm that would want me to convert my resume to, say, Microsoft Word, just to apply to them, I don't want to work for. Double for any firm that ignores a technology because they think it's deprecated. Just for point of reference, I started getting more interview requests when I converted my resume from HTML to LaTeX and put the PDF output online in place of the HTML.