Secrets of Great Architects

Don Awalt and Rick McUmber published a nice article at July Architects Journal.

"All great architects have mastered the ability to conceptualize a solution at distinct levels of abstraction. By organizing the solution into discrete levels, architects are able to focus on a single aspect of the solution while ignoring all remaining complexities. Presents techniques for applying levels of abstraction to IT solutions, and compares this to other engineering disciplines. (16 printed pages)"