Architects

[aussielong]

To me it is just a word used to show another level of seniority. In development, the career path tends to be..

Junior Dev -->Dev-->Senior Dev --> Architect for permies

I personally dont see any need to differentiate between a semio dev and an architect as an architect should still be in the trenches or they lose touch.

Small scale architecture is design. Most design is not architecture (ie. if it can be easily backed out , IMHO).

To me, it's about the extent of the designers influence as to whether they cross the line into architecture, or are just designers.

[d000hg]

Seems to be the new buzz word in IT job titles, at first everyone was a manager now it seems everyone is an Architect, be it Solutions, System, Technical, Enterprise but as far as I can tell no one does anything any different to another!

Can someone break it down for a simpleton like me as it seems they all ask me questions that their role states they should be able to answer themselves!

Architect is in some sense a technical term rather than managers who are in charge of people.

[Halo Jones]

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At least that's how it works from my SA point of view.

You missed building Architect, as in construction, most of those chaps have an ego that would fit in just right around here

An architect makes design decisions that cannot be reversed.

I don’t have issues with “stuck up, pretentious, illogical, egotistical, clueless, stylistically challenged f*****s” architects at all, honest

[Notascooby]

You missed building Architect, as in construction, most of those chaps have an ego that would fit in just right around here




I don’t have issues with “stuck up, pretentious, illogical, egotistical, clueless, stylistically challenged f*****s” architects at all, honest

You sure you're not describing Enterprise Architects?

[Halo Jones]

You sure you're not describing Enterprise Architects?

Not had the pleasure to meet one of them, what is one?

[Mich the Tester]

Is 'architect' what you become if you're too thick to be a developer and too feckless to be a tester?

[Notascooby]

Is 'architect' what you become if you're too thick to be a developer and too feckless to be a tester?

Very few architects could be a good tester - too easily bored. I do write fantastic test plans and scripts though. Most of which confuse the hell out of testers, not so much test managers.

Team leader is what a thick developer becomes then hopefully they just fk off.

[louie]

A software/data Architect designs at a higher level usually on larger systems, it is a real role and pays tulip loads.

[hyperD]

Team leader is what a thick developer becomes then hopefully they just fk off.

Yeah, there's one of these at the clientco: a failed developer that's getting on a bit so via the "dead man's shoes" principle has been promoted to run the team.

As is often with this dichotomy of talents, he has no personal, empathy or leadership skills whatsoever. He makes the Rain Man look like Clarence Birdseye.

And he has absolutely no current developer skills whatsoever.

Technically, he's ****ed when they eventually boot him out for being such an incompetent arsewipe.

[SueEllen]

As is often with this dichotomy of talents, he has no personal, empathy or leadership skills whatsoever. He makes the Rain Man look like Clarence Birdseye.

And he has absolutely no current developer skills whatsoever.

Technically, he's ****ed when they eventually boot him out for being such an incompetent arsewipe.

If he arse licks enough won't he get promoted to proper management?