> The job is, at its heart, to help software developers be able to make smarter decisions. If anything, I've found that it strongly resembles Confucius' mentor

> The job is, at its heart, to help software developers be able to make smarter decisions. If anything, I've found that it strongly resembles Confucius' mentor/subordinate writings. The mentor is frequently below their subordinate. Code quality/mechanical sympathy is a constant struggle, but my teams are slowly improving. Decision making is less of a hill, my teams are rapidly learning to make really strong decisions (sometimes better than my initial decisions). An architect should aim to teach their way out of a job.