Agreed - this results from the Last Responsible Moment principle: https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-last-responsible-moment/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-l

Agreed - this results from the Last Responsible Moment principle: https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-last-responsible-moment/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-last-responsible-moment/ An effective architect assesses _when_ they should constrain choices to achieve the -ilities. For instance, in projects aimed at learning about the customer or market, you might reasonably defer many traditional architectural goals (maintainability, modifiability, perhaps even secury), while in projects aimed at creating durable long-term value in a well-understood space you probably wouldn't.