I don't disagree with Mr. Yegge's assertion that plain text can be a decent way to present info on a resume if that is the only other option vs. discriminatory Microsoft .doc formatting, bullets, etc. . . . but his statement:
"HTML formatting usually makes it through safely because it's plain text. However, even if your tags are left alone by the automated mangler, there's no guarantee that your resume will be viewed from a browser, and nobody wants to read through a bunch of ugly markup while they're trying to assess your skills. So you shouldn't use HTML either."
Hello: programs (usually written by "programmers") are usually the entities doing this "automated mangling".
Anyway. I realize now that by putting "programming guru" in quotes, it seemed like I was attempting to insult the author's (SY's) skills, which I wasn't. . . apologies for that. I simply have an aversion to the word "programmer"; phrases like "programming language" seem really immature and pedantic to me. To me, code is the magic word.
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> Resumes are about presentation. HTML, coupled with CSS, is a valuable way to demonstrate ability to present plain text.
What happens when your resume is processed/displayed by something that knows nothing about html?
If I have to open a browser to read your "plain text"....
When did it become significantly more difficult to open a web browser vs a text editor? Command-line?
[indie@localhost~] $ firefox [indie@localhost~] $ gedit
I don't disagree with Mr. Yegge's assertion that plain text can be a decent way to present info on a resume if that is the only other option vs. discriminatory Microsoft .doc formatting, bullets, etc. . . . but his statement:
"HTML formatting usually makes it through safely because it's plain text. However, even if your tags are left alone by the automated mangler, there's no guarantee that your resume will be viewed from a browser, and nobody wants to read through a bunch of ugly markup while they're trying to assess your skills. So you shouldn't use HTML either."
Hello: programs (usually written by "programmers") are usually the entities doing this "automated mangling".
Anyway. I realize now that by putting "programming guru" in quotes, it seemed like I was attempting to insult the author's (SY's) skills, which I wasn't. . . apologies for that. I simply have an aversion to the word "programmer"; phrases like "programming language" seem really immature and pedantic to me. To me, code is the magic word.
Wow, even my apology is getting modded down! I must have hit a nerve or something. :) To all who modded me down: way to jump on the bandwagon.
Why is everybody so anti-HTML?
I think it was more about you cutting into this guy for using blogspot.