Architects often start hopeful and end up worn down, watching their vision get stripped back by old systems and competing priorities. Larisa Feldman spent years avoiding the role for that exact reason, until she found a place where it could work differently. Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/the-reluctant-architect/ #SoftwareArchitecture #DDD #Podcast

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The Reluctant Architect: A Career Path Nobody Plans

Larisa Feldman spent years watching architects lose their spark—then became a reluctant architect herself. On why good architecture serves engineers.

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· 8mo ago

In last week's story, @xinyao@mathstodon.xyz told us a very relatable story when everyone seemed to agree, but nobody acted. What would you do? Watch, Read or listen to it here: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/workshop-agreement-without-action/

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· 7mo ago

The loudest voice in the room isn't necessarily the problem — it's what the environment and culture do with it. Watch, Listen or Read @selketjah@mastodon.social her story on "When the Loudest Voice in the Room Architects Your Future" here: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/loudest-voice-architectural-decisions/

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· 7mo ago

Developers often see TDD primarily as a testing technique, missing its potential to guide design. @davefarley77@techhub.social talk showed how shifting focus allows TDD to actively shape software architecture and foster better code structure. It's about using TDD to drive design, not just validate it.

Watch or listen: https://virtualddd.com/sessions/tdd-as-a-design-tool-with-dave-farley/

#TDD #SoftwareDesign #DevPractices

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