What do i call myself?

[some1uk03]

Ok, So I develop a software and begin to sell it online.

What do I call myself..

Developer?
CEO
Maker
Producer?
All Above?

[Hack]

Moved to General Developer

Most folks refer to themselves as a Developer.

I'm not a developer...I'm still a programmer.

The term "Developer" to me always conjurs up images of fat guys, smoking big cigars and chuckling over the land deal they just made.

[RhinoBull]

As long as you make money you can call yourself anything you want, if you lose - well, in my mind there is only one word to describe it: "loser". :)

[dilettante]

Companies that make and sell software for multiple use by many customers are often called Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Very small versions of this (including one-person enterprises) are sometimes called "microISVs."

If you develop custom software (in the UK often called "bespoke" software) on a one-off basis you're a Programming Contractor if you are not an employee of the company using the software.

If you haven't sold a thing you're a hobbyist, maybe a student, or perhaps a "hopeful μISV" (where "μ" is the lowercase Greek "Mu" character). While a successful shareware author might be a μISV, you really have to have sales to use the title/description.

[techgnome]

"If you haven't sold a thing you're a hobbyist," --- I've never sold a thing... I'm far from a hobbyist though. In my case, I call it "being employed" ... ;)


-tg

[dilettante]

Well if you're an employee that's another category, of course. I was just trying to answer the original question. :bigyello:

[Fazi]

i put 'Author : XXXX' in the about box.

[modpluz]

The term "Developer" to me always conjurs up images of fat guys, smoking big cigars and chuckling over the land deal they just made.

thats what the term "Developer" has always meant to me.
i have designed softwares for individuals & companies(which includes Exxon Mobil), i have sold softwares online, i have coded for personal use and i still call myself a programmer.

[Shaggy Hiker]

this

(unless you write in VB)

[Kasracer]

If you own your own company you can call yourself whatever the hell you want.
Developer?Yes
CEOHave you incorporated your company? If not, then no.
MakerYes
ProducerSure
All Above?Yes (minus CEO).

[DeanMc]

What about Senior Developmental Architect. Hell, I'm a Senior Customer Experience Executive and I sell phones.... (Or as my company puts it communication solutions).

[Hack]

I'm a Senior Customer Experience Executive:ehh:

[abhijit]

Ok, So I develop a software and begin to sell it online.

What do I call myself..

Developer?
CEO
Maker
Producer?
All Above?

If you write your code utilizing "copy and paste", you can always call yourself a "code carpenter".

:wave:

[ntg]

You can use the title "Solutions Architect". No one knows what that really is, including the title bearer himself.