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Trisha Gee (@trisha_gee)
Java Champion & Developer Advocate
Career Advice
for Architects
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Define “Architect”
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The hardest single part of building a software
system is deciding precisely what to build.
No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
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Everyone is an architect these days
(Sorry)
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You
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Required Skills
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Asking Questions
Listen to the answers!
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“Good Communication Skills”
Talking to computers is the easy bit
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Adaptability
And being open minded
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Prioritisation
And time management
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Technology Skills
I guess
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Be aware
If you perform non-technical activities too well, you may
be moved into a non-technical role
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Scaling
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Pair Programming
Mob Programming
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Code Reviews
Code walkthroughs
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20% Time
But actually use it!
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Community Support
Give back to the community
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Book Club
With feedback sessions
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Internal Learning Sessions
Internal User Groups
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Conferences
User Groups
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You don’t need to be In Charge to
apply these
Your responsibility as an architect is to share
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Benefits of Sharing
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Backup and Redundancy
Specialisation and silos are a risk
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Increase Team Productivity
Teach 9 others your skills to be 10x more productive
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Retention
…and recruitment
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It helps you to learn
…and it makes you look great
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In Summary
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Your key skills are not technical
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To scale your skills, share them
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Sharing makes you Look Good
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http://bit.ly/careerFP
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http://bit.ly/careerFP
@trisha_gee