When Anyone Can Build Software, Who Decides What Not to Build?
Artificial IntelligenceProduct ManagementProductivityBusinessSoftware ArchitectureWhen Anyone Can Build Software, Who Decides What Not to Build?Generation is the cheap part. Deciding what deserves to become permanent is not.Younss11 min read·1 hour ago--ListenSharePress enter or click to view image in full sizeThe views here are my own. Reference diagrams, integration inventories, capability maps, target-state decks, standards documents nobody read past page four.
- ▪Artificial IntelligenceProduct ManagementProductivityBusinessSoftware ArchitectureWhen Anyone Can Build Software, Who Decides What Not to Build?Generation is the cheap part.
- ▪Deciding what deserves to become permanent is not.Younss11 min read·1 hour ago--ListenSharePress enter or click to view image in full sizeThe views here are my own.
- ▪Reference diagrams, integration inventories, capability maps, target-state decks, standards documents nobody read past page four.
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| Canonical URL | https://architectureintel.com/when-anyone-can-build-software-who-decides-what-not-to-build-ae07fdb370e4 |
| Publication time | Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:59:26 +0000 |
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Artificial IntelligenceProduct ManagementProductivityBusinessSoftware ArchitectureWhen Anyone Can Build Software, Who Decides What Not to Build?Generation is the cheap part. Deciding what deserves to become permanent is not.Younss11 min read·1 hour ago--ListenSharePress enter or click to view image in full sizeThe views here are my own. The examples are composites drawn from twenty years across several institutions, and none of them describes any particular situation.An appealing assumption is gaining ground: now that generative models can write code, map integrations, and produce technical documentation in seconds, enterprise architecture is an expensive relic of a slower era.Before I argue against that, let me concede the part that is true, because most defenses of our profession skip…
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