[nicoburns]

I like roles where I get to do both! I've found that a lot of problems come from these being different roles, and the developers not really understanding or buying into the vision of the architects (who might be able to see the big picture, but can often make decisions that make no sense due to being removed from the details of the existing implementation).

Of course in really large companies I suppose having these as a seperate role is a necessary evil. But I still think there should be much more collaboration and interaction between people in these different roles than I generally see.