First-Principles Reasoning
Reducing to physics, mathematics and economics, then reasoning up.
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Meta-Skills
General material on how architects think and work.
Systems Thinking
Interactions and feedback loops rather than isolated components.
No content yetTrade-off Analysis
Making costs explicit and comparable rather than asserting a preference.
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Asking of every box and arrow how it fails and how you would know.
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Designing for the budget, skills and regulations that actually exist.
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Seeing a familiar problem, and checking whether the forces match.
No content yetPragmatism
The simplest architecture that meets the requirements usually wins.
No content yetJudgement Under Uncertainty
Choosing the best worst case when information is missing.
No content yetBusiness Understanding
Connecting a design to the outcome that pays for it.
No content yetInfluence Without Authority
Getting decisions adopted when you cannot mandate them.
No content yetMentoring
Growing architectural judgement in other people.
No content yetContinuous Learning
Staying current without chasing every new thing.
No content yetEstimation
Sizing work and cost honestly, with the uncertainty stated.
No content yetPrioritisation
Choosing what not to do, and defending it.
No content yetResearch & Evaluation
Assessing a technology quickly without adopting it by accident.
No content yetHandling Ambiguity
Making progress when the requirements are not yet knowable.
No content yetTechnical Leadership
Setting direction and carrying accountability without a team reporting to you.
No content yetEthics in Architecture
Privacy, accessibility, sustainability and the consequences of a design.
No content yetCareer Development
Growing from senior engineer to architect and beyond.
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