http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/tags/software architect/ Software architecture for developers en Coding the Architecture Mon, 21 May 2012 09:41:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2008/04/10/what_is_a_software_architect.html <p> I've been talking through the <a href="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2007/07/31/role_profile_for_software_architects.html">role profile for software architects</a> recently and I'm going to publish a revised version soon. In the meantime, I thought that it's worth clarifying exactly who the profile is aimed at. Although there might not be a common definition of "architecture", there <i>is</i> agreement that there are <a href="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2007/05/18/is_enterprise_architecture_the_next_step.html">different scales of architecture</a>. For example, you might have architecture at an application level, at a software system level or at an enterprise level. </p> <p> Put simply; the role profile is aimed at those of us taking responsibility for the architecture of a bespoke software development, which I've summarised as follows. </p> <div align="center"> <img src="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/images/software-architect-scope.png" alt="The scope of a software/technical architect" /> </div> <p> Essentially, the scope of the role is the software <i>and</i> the infrastructure on which that software runs upon, which my experience suggests is what people mean by "software architect" or "technical architect" (i.e. they are aggregate terms). What do <i>you</i> think? </p> What is the the role of a software architect? http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2008/04/10/what_is_a_software_architect.html#comments http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2008/04/10/what_is_a_software_architect.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:30:00 GMT