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It's too grandiose a term honestly. And it does not really convey the role the role-holder does. It's a really confusing term. I guess the term came around when
by kumarvvr 8y ago
It's too grandiose a term honestly. And it does not really convey the role the role-holder does. It's a really confusing term. I guess the term came around when the web was still young and was used as a precursor to "guru".
- dchest 8y agoNothing grandiose, it's derived from "postmaster" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmaster_(computing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmaster_(computing)) — a person responsible for a mail server, which itself is borrowed from the IRL postmaster, a head of a post office. Likewise, "webmaster" is a person responsible for a web site.
- synotna 8y agoWhat would you user today for someone that takes care of a simple WordPress install or static site? I think web developer or software engineer is too much, and web editor is too little