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Our system architectures have changed as technology and development practices have evolved, but the way we practice architecture hasn\u2019t kept up. According to Andrew Harmel-Law, architecture needs to be decentralized, similar to how we have decentralized our systems. The alternative to having an architect take and communicate decisions is to \u201clet anyone make the decisions\u201d using the advice process.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Our system architectures have changed as technology and development practices have evolved, but the way we practice architecture hasn\u2019t kept up. According to Andrew Harmel-Law, architecture needs to be decentralized, similar to how we have decentralized our systems. 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