// the find
skyzh/chicv
A minimal and fully-customizable CV template for Typst.
A single-file Typst CV template from skyzh (the mini-LSM/RisingWave contributor), so the example output is a real systems engineer's CV rather than placeholder lorem ipsum. It's aimed at developers who want a clean, code-driven alternative to LaTeX or Overleaf for their resume.
The template is genuinely minimal — lib.typ is ~60 lines, easy to read and modify without hunting through macros. Typst compiles orders of magnitude faster than LaTeX, so live-preview iteration actually feels fast. The dual MIT/CC0 licensing means you can do whatever you want with it. Having a real CV as the sample (not fake 'John Doe' data) makes it immediately clear what the output looks like at professional density.
The customization story is essentially 'edit the source file directly' — there's no theming system or variables for colors, fonts, or section ordering, so every fork diverges immediately and upgrades are manual diffs. No multi-page handling advice or examples, which matters for senior engineers with longer CVs. Typst ecosystem is still young enough that some employers' ATS systems have choked on its PDF output (font embedding quirks). The README is three paragraphs and a screenshot — if you've never touched Typst before, you're going straight to the official docs anyway.