LinkedIn is the new Friendster, right? Despite of its social networks, mashup, user-generated-content, long-tail experience driven, {insert your favorite buzzword here}, I found something interesting there.
I just realize that programming jobs have myriad variation of title. Found these LinkedIn-anized titles over here and there:
- Software Engineer
- Software Developer
- Programmer
- System Analyst
- Programmer Analyst
- Software Architect
- Software/IT Consultant
- Independent Software Consultant
- Web Application Developer
We can put a class modifier like “senior” or “junior” or “lead” or whatever in any title. It doesn’t matter. Programmer is a single living breathing organism that turns money (and caffeine) into code. That’s all we need to know.
A friend of mine, of human resources dept, advice me that I should use my current toys as prefix. Say:
- Java Developer or,
- Oracle Application Specialist or,
- .NET Developer or,
- Ruby Evilangelist.
Unfortunately, it won’t works for me.
For last nine months I’ve been overloaded with those 4 stack. All in intimate details (test, code, design, etc etc). On different team, different room, and on the same time. Specialization is for insect anyway.
God knows what title should I have on Friendster LinkedIn.
Blizzard Certified Starcraft2 Player? ;)
Nah. I prefer pragmatic, actually.