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A software architect who doesn't code anymore is worse than useless in all of my experience. They're flimflam salespeople who build PowerPoints full of buzzword
by suzzer99 4y ago
A software architect who doesn't code anymore is worse than useless in all of my experience. They're flimflam salespeople who build PowerPoints full of buzzwords that aren't even necessary, and then delegate everything to developers who actually code to try to build their Frankenstein contraptions.
"But we have to have websockets, it's in the presentation!"
- koonsolo 4y agoAs a software architect, I agree with your statement. Diving into the code is essential for the job.
- abandonliberty 4y agoA big part of the problem here is people who become architects because they're bad at code. I agree that practice is important, but it's surprising how slowly competency degrades. Not having coded in years, I always check with my lead dev or architect when something the team's doing doesn't make sense to me. 95% of the time, it doesn't make sense to them either. I'm still confused that this number is so high.