Comments on: Whither the Architect? http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/04/03/whither-the-architect/ One foot in the muck, the other in utopia Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:53:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Cote' http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/04/03/whither-the-architect/#comment-142 Cote' Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:57:47 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/wp/?p=74#comment-142 Wither indeed. Man, I wish I'd thought of that pun. Good 'un. Wither indeed. Man, I wish I’d thought of that pun. Good ‘un.

]]> By: Ric http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/04/03/whither-the-architect/#comment-141 Ric Wed, 05 Apr 2006 08:52:11 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/wp/?p=74#comment-141 .. or should that be "wither the architect"? I've never had the impression that Agile meant no architecture - I always read it that someone had to know the picture frame into which all the pieces fit, and although the details may morph somewhat over iterations, the 'big picture' should ultimately achieve the desired landscape. Maybe that's "some awful optimistic thinking" as well ... .. or should that be “wither the architect”?

I’ve never had the impression that Agile meant no architecture - I always read it that someone had to know the picture frame into which all the pieces fit, and although the details may morph somewhat over iterations, the ‘big picture’ should ultimately achieve the desired landscape.

Maybe that’s “some awful optimistic thinking” as well …

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