[throw1234651234]

Definitely nothing against what Lexx said. I did want to call out that most architects over-complicate in my experience. What we do just isn't as profound as people make it out to be unless you are genuinely working on some latest ML for billions of revenue or stabilizing SpaceX's landing thrusters, sequencing DNA, etc.

[SgtBastard]

Having a broad and deep understanding of a range of design patterns in an otherwise banal enterprise environment is critical when the existing technologies you work with are numerous, decades old and have built up like layers of sedimentary rock.

>in my experience

Friend, you're making it clear that you don't have much.