My dad’s resume and skills from 1980 • Hacker News Board

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by filmgirlcw » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 8:54 AM UTC

pests wrote: post #8

cja wrote: post #3

Isn't this a misuse of Github? Surely there's a more suitable website for hosting a page with text and pictures than a source control system? I don't mean to pick on this guy - I've seen an several repositories like this recently.

Does it matter? Like really. I personally have almost everything I write or do backed up in various git repo, why not? Literally my resume folder, with one file, has its own repo. Can I not push this to GitHub and share it? Its not a source control system. I'm sure you know this but you are interacting with a website, not git itself. Furthermore GitHub offers their pages feature which turns any repo into a website. I…

I think some people overlook the second half of the company/product name, “hub.”

Or maybe it’s just easier to be overly-critical than to appreciate a cool way of sharing/saving information.

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by hellofunk » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 8:55 AM UTC

raverbashing wrote: post #5

"CDC Cyber" made me laugh. Marketing seemed to be on point Almost 40 years later, phone numbers are on the way out, DOBs are "illegal" and github and email are more important information on a CV.

> DOBs are illegal

And yet recruiters frequently request them up top on resumes.

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by astura » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:03 AM UTC

suyash wrote: post #12

One Page resume was still the style in 1980, that's cool. Really well written cover letter as well, hard to see that come by these days.

The majority of resumes I read are one page and my own resume is one page.

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by Serps » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:04 AM UTC

Thanks for sharing :)

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by lalit10368 » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:04 AM UTC

What do you mean "we just put him in a home"?

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by raverbashing » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:05 AM UTC

sooper wrote: post #20

raverbashing wrote: post #5

"CDC Cyber" made me laugh. Marketing seemed to be on point Almost 40 years later, phone numbers are on the way out, DOBs are "illegal" and github and email are more important information on a CV.

I didn't realise the word "cyber" had been around that long... As much as I (have to) use the word, I didn't know it's background.

Its etymology, as per wikipedia

> Cyber- is derived from "cybernetic," which comes from the Greek word κυβερνητικός meaning skilled in steering or governing

You might notice it's the same word from which 'Kubernetes' comes from, though Kubernetes is a more legitimate sounding word without the (modern) palatalization of C.

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by khazhou » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:06 AM UTC

mbrock wrote: post #14

Contemporary programmer: spends a whole weekend tweaking CSS parameters, asking web forums for LaTeX templates, finding a cool fresh font pairing on Google Fonts. 1980s programmer: sits down at the typewriter and bangs out a fixed width table, finishes with a signature.

Ha! The trashcan is usually full of crumpled-up failed attempts.

But the smell of typewriter ink. Man, I miss it.

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by zorked » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:06 AM UTC

Aeolun wrote: post #19

I doubt a resume like this a would even be considered today. It's missing pretty much all the bling.

Mine isn't that different and I worked for two of the Big 4.

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by JayMickey » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:07 AM UTC

lalit10368 wrote: post #25

What do you mean "we just put him in a home"?

Typically means they put him in a retirement or nursing home. [1]

[1]: http://www.phrasemix.com/phrases/put-someone-in-a-home-insti...

Re: My dad’s resume and skills from 1980

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Post by paradite » Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:08 AM UTC

cja wrote: post #3

Isn't this a misuse of Github? Surely there's a more suitable website for hosting a page with text and pictures than a source control system? I don't mean to pick on this guy - I've seen an several repositories like this recently.

I have sympathy for you for being downvoted. I have raised this issue a couple of times before for using github for things other than hosting source code (hosting online courses, using github issues as calendar or comment system for blogs). No downvotes but people laughed it off like I was suggesting something crazy.

You know, facebook started off a social media and now it has become effectively a news outlet and entire Internet in some places. Google started as a search engine but now become many people's part of life.

When people start using services for everything, it's the service provider that is happily harvesting the data. Users end up being tied to a system that they find hard to replace. Github offers free hosting, free domain, free https certs, no need ssh, no need CMS, pretty neat and convenient, except now you depends on github's black box for hosting. Same for github APIs, which are not part of git, but github's proprietary technology. Wait until Github uses that as a leverage against you and you are forced to migrate off it.

Edit: I'm not saying don't use github. However, I would suggest not abusing it or become too dependent on it for things other than what it was designed to do.