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In my experience good developers act as architects no matter what their title is. But the purpose of a single formal 'architect' is more of a mediator between developers. Someone to find common ground when two viable technical solutions are presented, and be accountable for those decisions.

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In my experience, when two viable technical solutions are presented, one is decided on by weighing the pros and cons.

The problem with 'appointing' a formal architect is as the parent said: the architecture becomes the sole responsibility of the architect.

There is plenty of room for a mediator without having to call him the architect.

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