Code your CV/Resume with LaTeX
I hate writing documents about myself - CVs, promotion applications, or even just long documents in general - like my dissertation. However, I do love coding, so I can trick myself into writing these documents by using using a markup language. What better language to use than LaTeX?
LaTeX (pronounced “Lay-tech” or “Lah-tech”) is a document preparation system and markup language, widely used in academia for writing papers, theses, and books. People say t hat it allows you to focus on the content of your document while LaTeX takes care of the formatting, but the markup syntax really is quite verbose. Having said that, it’s extremely powerful, and once you get the hang of it, you can create complex documents with ease.
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James is a "full stack" Open Source enthusiast, who enjoys creating no-nonsense open source software.