# I wanted to design buildings, but I'm a software architect

DevFeed: [I wanted to design buildings, but I'm a software architect](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-wanted-to-design-buildings-but-i-m-a-software-architect-39077.md>)

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Author: Mike

Published: 2023-06-26T15:00:29Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Dev Details](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dev-details.md>)

Topics: [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [software-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-architecture.md>), [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>), [Computer science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/computer-science.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [computer-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer-science.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [software-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-architecture.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>), [website](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/website.md>)

## AI overview

The author describes moving from architectural drafting to software development after helping an architecture firm's abandoned house-plan website. The experience showed them that coding could provide direct business value, eventually leading them to study computer science and pursue software architecture while retaining an interest in building and interior design.

## Source excerpt

Throughout high school, I was interested in building architecture 🏠.