Comment by mcv

This aligns very closely with my own views on software architecture. I've often wondered if I should be a software architect, but I often get the impression that architects sit in their ivory tower producing documents rather than code. I believe architects should build the thing they design. Or maybe engineers should design the thing they build. They go hand in hand.

I design systems, and then I build them. Sometimes I revise parts of the design while we're working on it, because of changing circumstances or new insights. The whole idea of an upfront design that only lives on paper is somewhat alien to me.