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I'm deputising for OG as he's asleep
Where's the CCC
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You forgot the at-code: @Pete-OHanlon
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My apologies. I've been stuck in meetings since 7 this morning and completely forgot. Give me a minute.
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I don't know how to Paul
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Follow a member's name to his home page - just click on it from any post.
At the top of the home page, just under the username is the at-code.
For example, your home page shows:
pkfox - Professional Profile
The at-code is @petepjksolutionscom - type that into a post (or copy'n'paste it) and CP will convert it to a link and notify the member that he's being talked about / to.
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Ta
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You're welcome!
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it's time for an Oi POH
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I think your watch is running fast ...
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What time do you send the Oi out ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Normally 10ish, but I'm currently asleep so it may be later today.
Long day yesterday - Hospital visit for Herself and her broken arm. Got a photo of the X-ray though: nasty, nasty break.
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Oh sh*t you two are certainly in the wars - wishing your wife a speedy recovery
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Not going to be: 10 to 12 weeks more according to the doctor. Right at the top of her left humerus, completely separated the knob that fits in the shoulder joint.
And with her (Covid induced) lung problems they really don't want to pin it as the general anaesthetic risk gets much higher.
So ... for three months, I'll be sticking close to her, and doing nearly everything until she can start to use it again. Neither of us are getting much in the way of sleep!
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Very sorry to hear this Paul
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I hope it goes well for both of you. Breaks like that suck.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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If fast is not an option, then I wish you / her a recuperation as painless as possible.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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I am currently working as a team lead with 9 years of experience, working with a team on 6 people taking care of several web-based traditional MVC, and .Net Core applications.
I am interested in moving to the architect role sometime next year and I need some suggestions from the people who've done it before me.
How to go about it? Any resources to suggest?
Cheers,
Gaurav.
modified 22-Jun-23 7:59am.
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If you are in a .NET shop you might be interested in "Software Architecture with C# 10 and .NET 6" by Packt publishing, it covers developing software solutions using microservices, DevOps, EF Core, and design patterns for Azure.
You might also be interested in Archi, a free and open source modelling tool for creating ArchiMate models and sketches. The ArchiMate language is an open and independent Enterprise Architecture standard.
modified 22-Jun-23 9:41am.
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There are no "small" companies with "architects". If you want the title, you have to join a big company. As a "team lead", one often wears many hats, including "architect"; though no one will admit it. And you can't "architect" unless you understand the business model of the company you're architecting; so, it depends on more than just technical expertise; you need (some) business knowledge of that company. (The "big" picture). And, you get to make (sell) presentations.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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I transitioned from a developer to an architect while working in a large retail bank.
Being a software architect (rather than just a technical lead) is about getting to know your business users, those people who pay for and use you software. Spend as much time as you can meeting and talking to people who are not techies. Get to know how your business works, who makes the decisions and who controls the budgets. Start hanging out with them, find excuses to go and ask questions and get involved in business meetings.
Eventually those people will start coming to you as their first port of call when considering new projects. Once this happens you will be well on your way to becoming an architect.
Your job as a software architect is to translate the business vision into a blueprint that the tech leads can then implement.
An architect is not a super-skilled technical lead. As a software architect you will eventually stop doing any hands-on development at all. You act as a bridge between the business and the development team. Does this sound attractive to you? Most developers can't do this, they can't let go of the code.
There are plenty of architecture courses to go on and plenty of books to read, but it is the personal relationships that you develop outside your coding environment that will make all the difference.
Good luck!
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Thank you, this is valuable!
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Further to this, it is not all about making the right decision in the moment, but documenting it so that tech and non-tech people understand the implications and organising the documentation so that in a couple of years time you can find the answer to "Why the heck did we decide to do it this way?", or "What are the implications of making change X?". How do you feel about organising documentation?
As mentioned above, your decisions have to take into account the overall business needs, which means sometimes taking the (technically) sub-optimal choice, and being the one who has to justify this to the dev team. How do you feel about making technical compromises?
Adam
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adambl wrote: How do you feel about organising documentation?
I'm a proponent as I've been on the receiving end of managing some badly documented projects.
adambl wrote: How do you feel about making technical compromises?
I have seen that happen and I don't mind it, I understand that there must be a good balance between readability, maintainability and performance of the code. Designing also takes into account the skills available at the time of implementation and choosing what fits.
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I'm a fan of detailed documentation as well, however, keep in mind that if using an Agile development approach, then there is minimal focus on documentation. In fact, one of the core values is valuing "working software over comprehensive documentation". This has always been a mind struggle for me. However, I remind myself that the Agile Manifesto doesn't forbid documentation, and many projects may include that requirement, however, it just states that it is much more important to spend time on software that works as intended rather than using that time to create comprehensive documentation. Ultimately, I just try to strike a good balance, because my users must be able to know how to install and use the software that my company produces. I wear many hats as an IT Manager, one of which is Project Manager, but could easily see myself happy as a Software Architect. Best of luck to you.
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As a general point you should be aware of the distinction between "Software Architecture" and "being a Software Architect".
Many books on Software Architecture are technical works that detail how to design an application/system. They are about software design rather than "being an architect". They are firmly in the technical sphere.
Transitioning from Technical Lead to the role of Software Architect is about adding soft-skills to all those good technical design skills you know. For example, learning how to present your design to a room of business colleagues without them all glazing over and falling asleep will be critical to your success. If you can't do that then it doesn't matter how good your technical design skills are. This is what really distinguishes an architect from a technical lead who is good at software design. As an architect your role is now business-facing, it isn't just technical any more.
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