Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:02:17 +0000
leadership, AI, softwareengineering, accountability

When AI accelerates execution, architectural decisions harden faster. Tradeoffs get embedded earlier. Defaults turn into constraints before anyone realizes a choice was made.

The cost doesn't show up immediately. It shows up later, when change gets expensive.

Architecture is where leadership quietly shows up — not in meetings, not in roadmaps, but before anyone hits build.

https://open.substack.com/pub/sargentjamesa/p/architecture-is-a-leadership-decision?r=7o0dk0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true