Software architects differ from senior developers by knowing how to deploy ideas to systems made of people, not just code to systems made of machines. The key skill is effective technical writing using documentation tools like Confluence or Notion. Good documents use bullet points for clarity, headers for organization, and chronological rather than topical structure. Essential document types include architecture overviews, dev designs, project proposals, developer forecasts, technology menus, problem statements, and postmortems. Each serves to orchestrate ideas across teams and stakeholders, enabling architects to drive consensus and decision-making at scale.
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