Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social

@raiderrobert

And sadly a lot of IT architects only seem to exist because companies still struggle with the very flat career hierarchy of IT. What they really need to learn is how to recognise and reward good people working at the metaphorical coal face.

But 20 years in, I'm yet to find a company whom would just recognise someone for being a bloody good engineer and nothing more.

@raiderrobert

Pretty much every IT architect I've worked with, has had very faded and unrealistic technical knowledge.

That is often a significant counterpoint to the team. Where they frequently have more 'upto date' knowledge but lack the experience to understand past endeavours.

I think the closest analogue in IT to building architects are actually product managers.

@ChrisMayLA6 indeed and I bet it will be a bunch of pension funds, etc again.

@ChrisMayLA6 I might be bein overly skeptical, but I think one of the drivers behind the AI companies IPOing and pushing for index funds to reduce their rules, is to allow initial investors to cash out and push the risk onto a much wider audience.

I feel the inevitable crash is going to be much bigger and wider felt, and as usual ordinary people getting caught in the crossfire, again.

@Floppy ah, that'll likely struggle with anything with a large ground plane.

I'm still using my 21 year old xytronics solder station, being a 100W makes a huge difference on some boards. The Hako solder stations seem a reasonable price and get rave reviews all the time.

For portability I got a TS101 USB PD iron, that is surprisingly capable, easily matches a 50W+ traditional iron, thanks to the heating cartridge being right on the tip. Being able to power it from a power bank is very handy.

@Floppy what are you currently using?

Tomorrow 23rd June, join us to talk about #postgresql at the London PostgreSQL meetup, 18:30 at Star Of Kings, St Pancras.

Grab a free drink and hear about Stopping Collations Going Wrong and the 30th anniversary of PostgreSQL (we have some limited edition posters to give away!).

Sign up on meetup:

https://www.meetup.com/london-postgresql-meetup-group/events/315092418/

@mattwilcox sounds like you need to give Henry Westons Vintage Reserve a try.

The sugary Swedish and Kiwi crap is best avoided, they're basically alchopops.

@hackaday that is where FN is meant to be.