[Foundation-l] Upcoming tech hiring: CTO position split

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/8/7 David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:
> 2009/8/7 Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com>:
>
>> It's not bad to have an internal pattern, but I think it's more
>> important to match the practices in industry.
>> By containing the magic words "senior" and "architect" the proposed
>> "Senior Software Architect" is, in my experience, not inconsistent
>> with industry naming practice for the most important tech guru who
>> isn't primarily a manager.
>
>
> If, God forbid, Brion ever has to write a resume, it just has to say
> "http://wikipedia.org/ , got it?" and an address to back the
> dumptrucks full of money up to.

It's not just about resumes, it's also about being taken seriously
when communicating with others. A "Head Software Architect" will
probably be taken more seriously than a "Senior Software Architect",
since the former shows you are the boss, that latter could be one of
many.