Do you prefer designing technical solutions or developing architecture solutions with a more strategic perspective?

The choice between designing technical solutions and developing architecture with a more strategic perspective depends on the goals and stage of the project.

Designing technical solutions typically focuses on specific tasks, technology selection, functionality implementation, and solving practical problems. It is closer to immediate development and requires a deep understanding of tools and technologies.

Developing architecture with a strategic perspective involves planning for scalability, reliability, security, and system integration. This is a higher level of abstraction where it is important to consider long-term business goals and technical constraints.

Ideally, a specialist should be able to combine both approaches: see the overall picture while understanding the details of implementation. Personally, I prefer to balance between them to create solutions that are both effective and resilient to changes.