Episode 4 — Reading Requirements Like an Architect: what the question is really asking
Architecture thinking starts with interpreting requirements correctly, and this episode teaches a structured approach to reading prompts like an architect rather than reacting like an implementer. It explains how to separate the business outcome from the technical request, because scenarios often describe symptoms or preferred tools while implying a different underlying objective. The episode defines requirement categories you should listen for: functional needs, nonfunctional constraints like latency and uptime, compliance expectations that drive evidence and control placement, and operational realities such as team skill, ownership, and maintenance windows. It also emphasizes that missing details are not noise; they force assumptions, and good choices are those that remain valid under reasonable assumptions instead of relying on a narrow or optimistic interpretation.
