[Sigia-l] Information Architecture 3.0

[Andrew Boyd]

On 12/3/06, Ziya Oz <listera at earthlink.net> wrote:

> BTW, in the last couple of years, programmers who used to actually write
> code for a living have begun to call themselves "software architects." What
> has changed? They don't have to code anymore. :-)

Ziya,

I work with solutions architects, application architects, and
enterprise architects - they see themselves as providing the "hard"
science behind the touchy-feely user-centered work done by IAs - and
in the past I've worked with IA practitioners who were qualified
"structural" architects - some feel odd about it.

I've mentioned this before I guess - I used to be married to a systems
engineer who used to look down on the local car mechanic calling
himself an automotive engineer. The labels should never be more than a
convenience, otherwise I think we're in danger of forgetting the job
we went in to do.

Cheers, Andrew