---
title: "My DOs and DON’Ts of Software Architecture"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-dos-and-don-ts-of-software-architecture-jarsl8c8v
source_url: https://itnext.io/my-dos-and-donts-of-software-architecture-63f707571e47
type: article
source: "Medium"
published: 2024-12-27T20:47:22.717Z
updated: 2024-12-27T20:47:37.061Z
tags: ["architecture", "productivity", "agile", "project-management"]
reading_time: 9
upvotes: 112
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# My DOs and DON’Ts of Software Architecture

**[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 9 min read · 112 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

A software architect shares personal dos and don'ts based on their experience. Key advice includes treating everyone as equals, ensuring clarity, documenting decisions, defining ownership, using architectural contracts, and avoiding over-architecture. The don'ts emphasize challenging directives, proposing solutions with problems, and avoiding 'WaterGile' by implementing true Agile methodologies. This guidance aims to help navigate workplace dynamics and drive successful projects.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@diedona** · 2 upvotes

> i think those are great advices! i read the staff engineer's path and it sounds very in tone with it

**@brunoc** · 1 upvotes

> Something I wish to have is a list of architecture documents used in a project.
>
> The most useful ones I mean

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Tags: [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#agile](https://daily.dev/tags/agile), [#project-management](https://daily.dev/tags/project-management)

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