If you want to be an architect, stop talking only about code.

If you want to be an architect, stop talking only about code.

Developers talk about implementation.

Architects talk about boundaries, tradeoffs, risk, ownership, scale, governance, integration, and business outcomes.

Know the methods: C4, TOGAF, DDD, UML, NIST AI RMF, Well-Architected, SABSA, Wardley Mapping, Event Storming.

You do not need to use all of them.

But if you cannot explain which method fits which problem, you are probably still thinking like a developer.

Architecture is not bigger coding.

It is seeing the whole system.