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The Meeting Before the Meeting: How Real Architecture Decisions Actually Get Made

josedacruz, August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

TL;DR: Most architecture decisions aren’t actually made in the meeting where they get announced — they’re made in smaller conversations that happen before it. If you only prepare for the official meeting, you’re showing up after the real work is already done. These five rules help you work with that…

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