Architecture isn't mutually exclusive with development. I've been in the business for 15 years and while you can sometimes ship version one without doing any ar

Architecture isn't mutually exclusive with development. I've been in the business for 15 years and while you can sometimes ship version one without doing any architectural analysis and planning, you sure as hell can't do version two without it. The architecture of your solution matters, and if a developer doesn't get it (or plan it appropriately themselves), then your project won't ship. I've shipped lots of software in my career, and I've always had to think about how and where the adata is flowing in my solutions. That data flow? It's software architecture. If you don't think about your software's architecture, you'll still end up with one—but it may not be to your liking.