(Author here) Fair point and, honestly, I also cringe a bit when people like me describe themselves as CTOs. That said, whether we like it or not, a critical ma

(Author here) Fair point and, honestly, I also cringe a bit when people like me describe themselves as CTOs. That said, whether we like it or not, a critical mass in the start-up community has stolen the term and twisted it to mean "the developer with the most responsibility". By using the term in this book, I admit that I sold out and went along with the bastardised meaning for the sake of brevity and my own convenience.