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"Meh. For most of us the people hiring and judging our work are programmers themselves, and they're gonna think you're lame if you try to inflate your status via your job title"

Talking about a previous role from different perspectives (end-user, technological, business, etc) shows a balance that is rare and valuable in our field.

There are many expert technical developers that are no more valuable to a company than an average developer. They are too busy focusing on the craft and the process more than the overall product, the end-user experience, and the business value added.



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