Summary

Summary · Chapter 17

Chapter recap

• Reaching architect is an accomplishment, but you must keep improving to excel.
• Grow both breadth and depth of knowledge via continuous learning: books, classes, podcasts, blog posts, videos.
• Keep getting better through the chapter’s activities:
  • Participating in open source projects
  • Writing your own blog
  • Teaching others
  • Trying new technologies
  • Continuing to write code
  • Attending user groups and conferences

Closing mindset

• Stay curious, keep learning, and never stop asking questions.
• Keep an open mind, keep creating, and always strive to make what you put out as good as it can be.

Citations

• Software Architect’s Handbook (Packt, 2018), Ch.17 “Summary”, pp. 1187-1189.