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Please help to ensure that disputed statements are <a title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"href=/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources> reliably sourced </a> . </span><span class=date-container> <i> ( <span class=date> July 2018 </span> ) </i> </span><span class=hide-when-compact> <i> ( <a title="Help:Maintenance template removal"href=/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal> Learn how and when to remove this template message </a> ) </i> </span></div></table></div></div><span class=hide-when-compact> <i> ( <a title="Help:Maintenance template removal"href=/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal> Learn how and when to remove this template message </a> ) </i> </span></div></table><p>A <b> software architect </b> is a software development expert who makes high-level design choices and tries to enforce technical standards, including software <a title="Coding standard"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Coding_standard> coding standards </a> , tools, and platforms.<div aria-labelledby=mw-toc-heading class=toc id=toc role=navigation><input class=toctogglecheckbox id=toctogglecheckbox role=button style=display:none type=checkbox><div class=toctitle dir=ltr lang=en><h2 id=mw-toc-heading>Contents</h2><span class=toctogglespan> <label class=toctogglelabel for=toctogglecheckbox></label> </span></div><ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href=#History> <span class=tocnumber> 1 </span> <span class=toctext> History </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href=#Duties> <span class=tocnumber> 2 </span> <span class=toctext> Duties </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href=#Other_types_of_IT-related_architects> <span class=tocnumber> 3 </span> <span class=toctext> Other types of IT-related architects </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href=#See_also> <span class=tocnumber> 4 </span> <span class=toctext> See also </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href=#References> <span class=tocnumber> 5 </span> <span class=toctext> References </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href=#External_links> <span class=tocnumber> 6 </span> <span class=toctext> External links </span> </a></ul></div><h2><span class=mw-headline id=History> History </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: History"href=/w/index.php?title=Software_architect&action=edit&section=1> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><p>The software architect concept began to take hold when <a title="Object-oriented programming"href=/wiki/Object-oriented_programming> object-oriented programming </a> or OOP, was coming into more widespread use (in the late 1990s and early years of the 21st century). OOP allowed ever-larger and more complex applications to be built, which in turn required increased high-level application and system oversight.<h2><span class=mw-headline id=Duties> Duties </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: Duties"href=/w/index.php?title=Software_architect&action=edit&section=2> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><p>The role of software architect generally has certain common traits:<p>Software architects make high-level design choices based on their programming experience. In addition, the software architect may sometimes propose technical standards, including coding standards, tools, or platforms.<p>Software architects may also be engaged in the design of the architecture of the hardware environment, or may focus entirely on the <a title="Design methodology"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Design_methodology> design methodology </a> of the code.<p>Architects can use various architectural-oriented software packages that specialize in communicating architecture.<h2><span class=mw-headline id=Other_types_of_IT-related_architects> Other types of IT-related architects </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: Other types of IT-related architects"href=/w/index.php?title=Software_architect&action=edit&section=3> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><p>The <a title="Enterprise architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Enterprise_architect> enterprise architect </a> handles the interaction between the business and IT sides of an organization and is principally involved with determining the AS-IS and TO-BE states from a business and IT process perspective. Many organizations are bundling the software architect duties within the role of <a title="Enterprise architecture"href=/wiki/Enterprise_architecture> enterprise architecture </a> .<p>An <a title="Application architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Application_architect> application architect </a> works with a single software application.<p>Other similar titles in use, but without consensus on their exact meaning, include:<ul><li><a title="Solution architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Solution_architect> Solution architect </a> , which may refer to a person directly involved in advancing a particular business solution needing interactions between multiple applications. May also refer to an <a title="Application architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Application_architect> application architect </a> .<li>System architect (singular), which is often used as a synonym for <a title="Application architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Application_architect> application architect </a> . However, if one subscribes to <a title="Systems theory"href=/wiki/Systems_theory> systems theory </a> and the idea that an enterprise can be a system, then system architect could also mean <a title="Enterprise architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Enterprise_architect> enterprise architect </a> .<li><a title="Systems architect"href=/wiki/Systems_architect> Systems architect </a> (plural), which is often used as a synonym for enterprise architect or solution architect.<li><a title="Cloud architect (page does not exist)"class=new href=/w/index.php?title=Cloud_architect&action=edit&redlink=1> Cloud architect </a> (plural), which is a software architect who has deep knowledge about architecting solutions and applications on cloud-based infrastructures.</ul><p>The table below indicates many of the differences between various kinds of software architects:<table class=wikitable><tbody><tr><th>Architect type<th>Strategic thinking<th>System interactions<th>Communication<th>Design<tr><td><a title="Enterprise architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Enterprise_architect> enterprise architect </a><td>across projects<td>highly abstracted<td>across organization<td>minimal, high level<tr><td><a title="Solutions architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Solutions_architect> solutions architect </a><td>focused on solution<td>very detailed<td>multiple teams<td>detailed<tr><td><a title="Application architect"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Application_architect> application architect </a><td>component re-use, maintainability<td>centered on single application<td>single project<td>very detailed</table><h2><span class=mw-headline id=See_also> See also </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: See also"href=/w/index.php?title=Software_architect&action=edit&section=4> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><ul><li><a title="Electrical engineering"href=/wiki/Electrical_engineering> Electrical engineering </a><li><a title="Electronics engineering"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Electronics_engineering> Electronics engineering </a><li><a title="Hardware architecture"href=/wiki/Hardware_architecture> Hardware architecture </a> / <a title="Hardware architect"href=/wiki/Hardware_architect> hardware architect </a><li><a title="Requirements analysis"href=/wiki/Requirements_analysis> Requirements analysis </a> / <a title="Requirements engineer"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Requirements_engineer> requirements engineer </a><li><a title="Software architectural model"href=/wiki/Software_architectural_model> Software architectural model </a><li><a title="Software architecture"href=/wiki/Software_architecture> Software architecture </a><li><a title="Software engineering"href=/wiki/Software_engineering> Software engineering </a> / <a title="Software engineer"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Software_engineer> software engineer </a><li><a title="Systems 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