Personally, not a fan of the letter, but that perhaps speaks to my character. It comes across a bit brash (though I'm in Britain so maybe culture-clash going on

Personally, not a fan of the letter, but that perhaps speaks to my character. It comes across a bit brash (though I'm in Britain so maybe culture-clash going on), a bit arrogant and a little bit like the guys who always try to hard-sell me mobile phones, coupled with a dash of youthful exuberance over experience. Also, I would really prefer a cover letter tailored specifically towards an opening rather than what looks more like a mailshot. to nit pick one point: "To me there is nothing more gratifying than fixing that last little bug, or better yet, having a piece of code work perfectly the very first time I run it." um - it's not the first time you run it that is the problem....it's the three millionth time a user runs it with some unforeseen interaction just before it that really screws it up.