Friday, February 7, 2014

I'm a developer

Gone are the days when you could introduce yourself as Java developer, .NET developer or even the more generic Front-end developer or Backend developer. Organisations are looking for folks who are flexible and willing to learn and unlearn. This counts for developers as well. Getting wired to a certain language or technology only makes you stagnant. You often fail to explore and embrace change and new technologies.

Hence I like to call myself a 'developer'. Simple, elegant and yet powerful!

My CV already reflects this. In a short period of under a decade, I've coded in Java, C, C++, Groovy and EGL. And who knows what's in store next. All I know is that software development is really cool and satisfying, and I'd want to continue doing it. Not prefixing the language to the title gives the freedom to explore and embrace the new. And that's fascinating!

I'm Flavia and I'm a developer. So what's your title?