How to be useful as a software architect

How to be useful as a software architectSwizec TellerJuly 25, 2026Ever worked with a useful software architect? Yeah me neither. But I sure have tried to be one. Software architects have a weird role: Think about the code tomorrow. Today's code is what it is, how do we make it good tomorrow? Without slowing down, losing business, or falling off a cliff. The architect failure modes The worst archit