Architectural Thinking
The skill of designing systems at a high level — deciding which components are needed, how they connect, where data lives, and how information flows.
Definition
The skill of designing systems at a high level — deciding which components are needed, how they connect, where data lives, and how information flows. It's thinking about the blueprint before writing any code.
Example
Before building an app, an architectural thinker asks: Where will the data live? How will the frontend get it? What happens if 1,000 people use this at once? These questions shape the entire system.
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