Discussion on: Are software titles inflating during the years?

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Replies for: I think in general titles aren't helpful. They are set to show progression and set salary ranges. On one hand it's important to help individuals f...

I agree with you, titles only mess things up. I know a lot of cases when senior engineers from one company become middle or even junior developers in another.

I believe that progression must be clearly visible from:

Code you write. Including quality and amount
Metrics you generate. That's a whole different topic: what metrics to choose and how to monitor them

Thanks for the article. It is really interesting.