Web Development Stereotypes
I borrowed this from a sitepoint article entitled “Survey Exposes the Four Web Dev Stereotypes – Which are You?” Read the full article here.
- The “Guru” is strongly motivated toward technical excellence, actively tracks new technological trends, and is interested in learning how to use them to improve the quality and functionality of web sites.
- The “Entrepreneur” is strongly motivated toward building and retaining an audience, and is less interested in using technologies just because they’re new.
- The “Designer” is strongly motivated toward the timely delivery of visually appealing web sites that meet the business requirements of clients.
- The “Corporate” is strongly motivated toward reliable, stable performance; the “Corporate works in a larger organization, and faces the unique mixture of constraints and opportunities that the corporate environment offers.
FYI – I had trouble pigeonholing myself into one of these categories. I’ll probably need someone else to do that for me. I do, however, recognize each of these four elements as critical to the success of a web project. I guess if I had to choose, I would lean toward the Entrepreneur and away from the Designer stereotypes.