You don't have to give up coding
I've already written that architects should get involved with the code and there's a flip side to this where I'm constantly asked whether architects *can* continue to code if they are to climb the...
View ArticleThe great rate debate
Here's an interesting one for those of you working for a consulting/product/professional services organisation. How many times have you heard the following? The customer won't pay your architect rate...
View ArticleThe non-coding architect
I found a great blog entry today by Frank Kelly called How to spot the dreaded non-coding architect (NCA), which is about some of the differences between architects that can code and architects that...
View ArticleThink like an architect
IBM recently updated their Software Architect Kit and one of the articles it links to is entitled Evolution of Developer Skills Is Essential for Job Survival, which states that developers need to...
View ArticleHow do you maintain your coding skills?
Jason Chambers has a great blog entry called Do Architects need coding skills?, which talks about why architects need to be able to code. Given that this site is called Coding the Architecture, our...
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