How long until the word founder means something else? That's at least the one I trust most. "Founder of the Stationary Cupboard" I quite liked being a dev and

How long until the word founder means something else? That's at least the one I trust most. "Founder of the Stationary Cupboard" I quite liked being a dev and then a senior for years. I felt it meant something that everyone understood the difference between a junior dev, a dev and a senior dev. I also felt that I understood what I needed to know, have experience of and be skilled in to progress through the dev levels. And it was nothing to do with job titles, and everything to do with learning and applying that learning. I liked that I could take something like the programmer competency matrix ( http://www.indiangeek.net/wp-content/uploads/Programmer%20competency%20matrix.htm http://www.indiangeek.net/wp-content/uploads/Programmer%20co... ) and know where I fit into the grand scheme of things and why I didn't yet deserve a job title beyond my experience and knowledge at that time. IMHO, a slim hierarchy of clearly titled and well understood job titles can be a very good motivator and guide to someone wanting to master their profession. Inflated titles hardly motivate people to improve themselves.