[Mandatum]

Great. You're smart. You're probably a great dev. But let's face it, we're the builder's, they're the architects. They're the researchers, we're the lab assistants. I'm OK with that because I like building. Occasionally I'll try to plan and design my own house, but I'm certainly not as effective as those who've gone to study this. Maybe after 5 (YMMV) years I will be with self-study, but they'll have 5 years more experience by that point.

(Don't take that "you're smart" comment as an insult, I genuinely meant it.)

[walshemj]

Having worked at a top 5 Civil consultancy I think our "Engineers" might have seen "Architect" as a bit of an insult.

A case in point is the wobbly bridge across the Thames designed by a high profile Uk architect - that had to have a lot a rework done.