Simon Guest posted an entry on “Architect Personas” in which he identifies three different personas in software architecture: Enterprise Architect – Strategic Architect, Chief Architect, Business Architect Solutions Architect – Application Architect, Data Architect, Integration Architect Infrastructure Architect – Technology Architect, Systems Architect I thought this was quite an interesting concept and I also enjoyed [...]
Archives for December 2005
Software Design Aesthetics
During a very interesting meeting with Nicole Tedesco this last week I was enamored by the following statement: Aesthetics move whole societies I found this statement incredibly profound. We were discussing a recent article, “Envisioning a New Language: A Conversation With Sun Microsystems' Victoria Livschitz” regarding the concepts used in the Metaphors conceptual language. As [...]
The Catalyst for Business-Driven Technology
My wife asked me last night what my title meant, software architect, in terms of job function. Since explaining all of the roles a software architect plays during a normal project, I have started using a phrase which I heard from Paul Preiss, president of the IASA: The synergy between business and technology Using this [...]
