Taking the role of a software architect for the last 10 years starting at a small startup moving to Amdocs OSS devision and then to Wix as chief architect, I have gained some understanding of what it makes to do architecture.

I can say today that software architecture is not about

I count 4 different types of software architecture - each of the four is complex and can take a full presentation by itself.

I propose talking about software architecture - what is it, what practices and challenges an architect should focus on and how to bring value to an R&D organization. Resource management, self healing systems, containment of failure, caches, the symbiotic relation between architecture and organizational structure, etc.

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