Myths of Software Architecture You Still Believe In

Software architecture isn’t a blueprint carved in stone, yet many teams still treat it that way - locking in decisions long after their context has changed. In this talk, you’ll see the myths that keep showing up in design reviews and postmortems: that early "good” choices remain valid forever, that every shortcut is technical debt, that architecture can be reduced to a single label, or that decisions exist in isolation. You’ll see what happens when these beliefs shape real systems - and why they lead to rigidity, unnecessary complexity, and slow delivery. The talk reframes architecture for what it really is: a continuous stream of decisions shaped by trade-offs, constraints, people, budgets, and organizational reality. It highlights why architecture must evolve deliberately - or it will degrade by default. It also examines the newest myths around AI: that it will design systems for us, or that humans are just a bottleneck in the loop - and why intent, judgment, and context still define good architecture.