http://www.endlesslycurious.com/2008/10/01/programmers-ranks/ by Daniel Brown Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:27:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.endlesslycurious.com/2008/10/01/programmers-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Sandra R Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:20:23 +0000 http://www.endlesslycurious.com/?p=313#comment-128 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> http://www.endlesslycurious.com/2008/10/01/programmers-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Liza Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:21:33 +0000 http://www.endlesslycurious.com/?p=313#comment-35 Lead Programmer can be a schizophrenic role in many companies. In these cases, the companies consider it a first-level management role, but then also depend on the lead programmer to also be a programming resource. A few can succeed at this duality; many succumb to mediocrity. Other companies consider it more of a technical lead role, which is more of what you have described, leaving the people management, project management and administration of the team to another role. In short, programmers who put Lead Programmer on their CV should really have a clear idea of where their passion lies: technical leadership or people leadership. It's an important difference. Lead Programmer can be a schizophrenic role in many companies. In these cases, the companies consider it a first-level management role, but then also depend on the lead programmer to also be a programming resource. A few can succeed at this duality; many succumb to mediocrity. Other companies consider it more of a technical lead role, which is more of what you have described, leaving the people management, project management and administration of the team to another role. In short, programmers who put Lead Programmer on their CV should really have a clear idea of where their passion lies: technical leadership or people leadership. It’s an important difference.

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