I wouldn't really try to equate arbitrary job titles awarded based on tenure with actual expertise; titles aren't consistently applied across the industry, or awarded on conditions other than actual merit.
I wouldn't really try to equate arbitrary job titles awarded based on tenure with actual expertise; titles aren't consistently applied across the industry, or awarded on conditions other than actual merit.
There are a lot of very young developers who have less years of experience than me who have tons more expertise than me.
The problem is, as is evident by this article and thread, it's difficult to measure (and thus communicate) expertise, but it's really easy to measure years of experience.