Ask HN: As a programmer/developer/engineer, what title do you prefer?

What title do you prefer to have due to personal bias or perceived prestige? I know most developers have opinions on this but I've never seen it gauged community wide. I really would like to know: what do hackers prefer to be called in the real world in the form of a title?

- Do you prefer something with the word "engineer" in it, such as Software Engineer? - Do you prefer something with the word "programmer" in it, such as Solutions Programmer? - Do you prefer something with the word "developer" in it, such as Web Developer?

Do you think all these words pretty much mean the same thing or are they very different to you? I feel like a "Developer" is not very prestigious and the way I've heard it being used in the real world makes me feel as though it undermines and undervalues what I do day in and day out. So I have always preferred "Engineer" over "Programmer" over "Developer" because I feel as though they are all essentially they same thing but I rank them on how good they sound.

I don't know, am I vain? What are your thoughts, I really want to know.

I prefer "Software Engineer"

I pretty much think the same way. Having funky title like Jedi or Ninja may sound cool but it is not digestible for the outside world.

I being a Web developer / software engineer prefer being called a Software Engineer cause it is all about software engineering that I deal with and it doesn't always have to do with the web. Being called a programmer narrows my skill set, Cause it is more about finding solution, designing, managing projects and a lot more then just coding/programing.

So I love being called a Software Engineer :)

"Being called a programmer narrows my skill set"

This. Also feel the same way about "developer" especially when I see people who only do HTML mockup being called "web developers."

Anything but developer. I don't build houses.