Root Cause of Architectural Thinking
Barry O'Reilly spent 25 years in software architecture — chief architect at Microsoft, startup CTO, creator of Residuality Theory — before realising he couldn't explain how he made decisions. That frustration turned into two books and a PhD in complexity science. In this episode Barry reveals why senior architects run on gut feeling, how random stress simulations produce more resilient designs than requirements-driven approaches, and why the industry propagates ideas through charisma rather than scientific proof. A must-watch for anyone who has ever been told 'that's just experience.'