Re:Pandoc
by throwaway81523 on Friday February 02, 2024 @02:06PM
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TeX documents have a distinctive look because of their typography. Back when printed resumes were a thing, whenever I saw one done in TeX, I would recognize the CM font right away. I'd then look at the resume early, since I knew that it came from a nerd. Mine was of course also done that way.
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Unless you’re looking for Haskell nerds, in which case you should prioritize Comic Sans.
Re:Pandoc
by throwaway81523 on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:59PM
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There is also Coq's documentation system, which has its own distinctive look:
https://softwarefoundations.cis.upenn.edu/lf-current/Basics....
Simon PJ glares :)
For those not in the know, Simon Peyton Jones is one of the originators of Haskell, and sort-of-but-not-quite BDFL of Haskell... and he uses Comic Sans for all his presentations because it filters out people who will complain about font choice for a presentation.
I write code in Comic Sans, so I'm not one to judge :)
It's ideal for hiring - you immediately know which resumes to read and which one to dump into the trash.
Re:Pandoc
by throwaway81523 on Friday February 02, 2024 @09:15PM
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I wouldn't dump a non-TeX one in the trash. It's just that a TeX one tends to draw my interest right away.