It's a normal thing to call it that in the Netherlands, where the author (judging by the name and the mention of him organizing AmsterdamPHP) is from. Also, in

It's a normal thing to call it that in the Netherlands, where the author (judging by the name and the mention of him organizing AmsterdamPHP) is from. Also, in IT it's normal to put people in leadership roles without any training or preparation, which in any other field is rightfully considered absolutely insane. FFS even McDonalds doesn't just take the best burger flipper one day and tells him 'yeah so as of tomorrow, you're the boss, good luck'.