I am sure when Binoy said that, he didn’t mean that I don’t have to understand people if I want to be an architect… I am sure he agrees and surely has some really strong feelings about bridging the geek gap… It was never either this or that… its never really either this or that… the world isn’t black and white…
The subject that I was trying to touch upon is that all isn’t lost if you ain’t a geek… J
Well the fun part is you don’t even have to be a domain expert to be an architect…
IMHO, Architects minds need to be more extensive then intensive… they need to be deep but at the same time wide… they need to know about businesses, people and technology… the deeper they go the better but they definitely have to have a wide reach… the deeper you are the better architect you become… otherwise everyone who has knowledge about the business, people and technology is a potential architect…
One big thing that I noticed this time in my US trip is that previously I used to think that I am pretty good with people and not that good with code… But this US Trip changed everything… I mean I think I am much better with code than I am with people… I mean code is complex and there is a lot of book keeping involved some times… and its always intellectually very challenging… but they can never be as complex as people can be… code throws back at you what you give it… but people on the other hand can be extremely unpredictable at times…
Regards,
Nilotpal
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From: vivek [mailto:vivek.oswal@c-sam.co.in]
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:13 AM
To: Nilotpal M. Das
Cc: 'Binoy Shah'
Subject: RE: Do you understand code better than people..?
A damn good question!! :)
But I take that question as a probe to investigate about and within myself....and not a binary decision making trump...
However, I think you could become both...because you better hope that you keep evolving...keep getting better....
Geekdom is know nothing more than a vestigeal residue which perhaps belongs to a set of concepts from the past era of computing....I am surely beginning to believe so...
You always need to understand people better, it is a prerequisite to living a good life...perhaps know thyself is equally important...unfortunately neither of this is innate, but something you only learn over the course of your life...
The bottom line is, perhaps, to not create this option...and get better at what you love doing more...which could be either of them! Find your own truth....!
Vivek
From: Nilotpal M. Das [mailto:nmdas@kanbay.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 9:34 AM
Subject: Do you understand code better than people..?One day before I was returning from the US, I met Binoy... we were discussing something about whether I should take the technical path (architecture) or should I take the path where I am more involved with people (management)... and Binoy asked me... Do you think you understand code better than you understand people?
Binoy was perhaps implying that I have to understand code better than people to become an architect... basically be a geek first... As much as I would like to be one... I am not... But again... the question is... Do I really have to be a geek to be an architect...
Read on...
Regards,
Nilotpal Das
Consultant - Microsoft Technology Practice
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