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minus-squareabc@suppo.filinkfedilinkarrow-up14·22 days agoThere have been non-coding software architects for decades before LLMs became a thing. Most of us more experienced people are not in architect positions mainly because there are way fewer of those available. That’s changing now.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·22 days agoNon-coding architects has been a well known organizational red-flag for decades. Non-coding people always lose track of reality, and it’s a disaster to give them decision power over fine-grained technical choices. Now, I don’t really know how that maps into non-coding software developers, but I’m not optimist.
There have been non-coding software architects for decades before LLMs became a thing. Most of us more experienced people are not in architect positions mainly because there are way fewer of those available. That’s changing now.
Non-coding architects has been a well known organizational red-flag for decades.
Non-coding people always lose track of reality, and it’s a disaster to give them decision power over fine-grained technical choices.
Now, I don’t really know how that maps into non-coding software developers, but I’m not optimist.