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I still don’t understand how ‘architect’ is an acceptable title. Here in the uk at least it’s a protected title, much like (medical) doctor and you can’t practi

I still don’t understand how ‘architect’ is an acceptable title. Here in the uk at least it’s a protected title, much like (medical) doctor and you can’t practice and call yourself an architect without approval from their governing body (the arb). Apparently that doesn’t apply to software developers though somehow?

lazyasciiart 4y ago
The Act that regulates the title 'architect' contained a specific clause that says "(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent any use of the designation "naval architect", "landscape architect" or "golf-course architect"." I think it's pretty safe to say that software architect would have been included in that carve-out if it was written today, and the ARB says: "We take a common sense approach to the use of ‘architect’ that isn’t connected to building and design, for example with ‘software architect’ or ‘systems architect’ which are increasingly used by the computer and IT industry." https://arb.org.uk/architect-information/what-we-do-to-regulate-the-use-of-the-title-architect/ https://arb.org.uk/architect-information/what-we-do-to-regul... Since the only way it is regulated is by the ARB bringing action against a person, their decision to ignore software architects is pretty final.