I think we've all been somewhere that had a laughably incompetent "architect". I can think of at least 3 in my own relatively short career, at three different firms. The rest I would describe as... harmless?
And yet I can see the value of having a strong leader in this role, especially on large-scale enterprise projects and similar.
My own limited experiences and the countless anecdotal similar experiences I've read on HN, etc. over the years raises the question of how some of these people get hired. I assume it's because architects are hired by C-level executives and managers, not technical staff. Probably lots of odd coincidences where everyone used to work at the same place...
But I can promise you this: if I am ever invited to sit in on the interview for an architect, those candidates will get nothing but questions about the fundamentals of networking and development from me.
And yet I can see the value of having a strong leader in this role, especially on large-scale enterprise projects and similar.
My own limited experiences and the countless anecdotal similar experiences I've read on HN, etc. over the years raises the question of how some of these people get hired. I assume it's because architects are hired by C-level executives and managers, not technical staff. Probably lots of odd coincidences where everyone used to work at the same place...
But I can promise you this: if I am ever invited to sit in on the interview for an architect, those candidates will get nothing but questions about the fundamentals of networking and development from me.