Pitfalls for software architects
A look at some of the traps associated with software architecture
Thanks to everybody that came along to my "Pitfalls for new software architects" talk at DevWeek 2009 last week ... I hope you found it a useful look at some of the traps that I've seen people (including myself!) fall into over the years. The pitfalls are structured into a number of different areas as shown in the diagram below.
Each of these areas is part of our view of what a hands-on software architect should do, and the talk itself compliments a session I delivered at Software Architect 2008 called "Why software projects fail". You can download the slides for both sessions below.
