There are titles they give you and titles you give yoruself. I personally am a "super admin" and a "human proofing tool" whereas in common acceptance, I am a "lawyer". Ps. totally up for "Senior Ninja"
I'm at a small (marketing) firm. When we have multiple devs, I'm the "Senior Developer." But whenever I'm the only dev, the "Senior" prefix gets stripped.
I think titles like "Ninja" or "Guru" are just as overrated as "Web 2.0" or "Cloud."
I find funky titles superflous and unnecessary. It would be ridiculous if other professions adopted this too. For example, imagine a limo driver calling himself 'captain of a chartered car'. Plain titles give you a general idea of what the person does. In general, Sofware Developer II/Senior Developer has greater responsibility than Softare Developer I etc. I think people will find it difficult to differentiate between a hacker and software ninja. Really, what is the difference?
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I am against those gimmicky terms. They mean nothing and come and go. The company I work for is all about calling developers "rockstars".
Don't really care what title I'm given, unless it has "director" or "scholar" attached meaningfully.
At Fogbeam Labs: Founder / President / Janitor
Also are you with or against funky titles such as Ninja, Guru, etc..?
I prefer to refer to myself as a "Software Shaman".
I strongly dislike funky titles.
I think titles like "Ninja" or "Guru" are just as overrated as "Web 2.0" or "Cloud."
For "funky" titles. The titles here are pretty ambiguous as you can see.
Funky titles are ok for smaller startups but not really great for individual career progression
I find funky titles superflous and unnecessary. It would be ridiculous if other professions adopted this too. For example, imagine a limo driver calling himself 'captain of a chartered car'. Plain titles give you a general idea of what the person does. In general, Sofware Developer II/Senior Developer has greater responsibility than Softare Developer I etc. I think people will find it difficult to differentiate between a hacker and software ninja. Really, what is the difference?
I personally think the funky job titles are silly and unnecessary. Regular job titles are broad and nebulous enough.
30/70 Consulting and getting requirements/Coding to get them done