Where are the software architects of tomorrow?
With many technical mentors disappearing, where do developers gain this experience?
Agile and software craftsmanship are two great examples of how we're striving to improve and push the software industry forward. We spend a lot of time talking about writing code, testing, tools, technologies and the all of the associated processes. And that makes a lot of sense. Let's not forget that the end-goal here is delivering benefit to people through software, and working software is key.
But we shouldn't forget that there are some other aspects of the software development process that few people genuinely have experience with. Think about how you would answer the following questions.
Re: Where are the software architects of tomorrow?
Hi Simon, I have to say I agree with you on much of your post. The agile and craftsmanship movements have done much to push for a higher quality future, but there are so many aspects of development which almost seemed to be consigned to a not-so-distant memory.
