Don’t you mean you have an ask?
“Ask” as a noun, while a fashion word like “solve” as a noun or “architect” as a verb, is used to make one’s requests sound less offensive. It’s a cowardly word similar to “just”.
“Architect” as a verb is used purely to boast in a way that carries disdain for the listener who is perceived as too dumb to know that architect is not a verb.
I’ll happily live with all the asks in the world if nobody ever brags about having “architected” something again.
And don’t say “just”, please.
On the Nuke history topic, when I got to A52 in 2005 we had just hired a CG sup from DD and he was keen to bring the DD folks in to show off the newly commercialized Nuke.
We all gathered in the CG pit to hear the pitch, but the DD guys asked for a show of hands of who there was a flame artist, and then said “yeah, you guys can go, this probably won’t interest you.”
So we shrugged and left. And I don’t think we bought any Nuke licenses until Foundry took over.
I always enjoyed the fact that the Foundry folks referred to the DD era Nuke UI as the “Military” interface.
Well, that’s an assumption that may not prove out. I certainly don’t judge anyone about the use or not-use of it, or knowing validity in official dictionaries or grammars.
To the value just lies in the increased context/precision purely in the realm of technology and specifically software. Maybe consider it industry jargon. I’m sure we can find some VFX jargon that others roll their eyes over? Comping, feathering, white balancing?
I flamed hard today. I noded up a storm like a madman. I possibly invented a new verb tense or two along the way. All in a day’s work! Cheers, Logik fam! Have a great weekend! 
In the “living language” construct, if something is commonly said and is understood, then it is “correct.” Though I’m not sure “architecting” is used that commonly.
If the people who design houses and buildings were using it I would be fine with the usage.
They do not seem to use it, which is what raises my hackles. There is language being alive and there is a group of people appropriating the skill and talent of a separate group to sound like they are of similar skill and class.
It is as silly as a chef saying they “composited” a meal.
Not in an effort to win an argument (a useless endeavor), but to pursue my own curiosity and education, I did look up the matter. You never know if you adopted poor manners or listened to the wrong people.
You are on-trend with the criticism:
“Architecting” as a verb is widely used in software practice but remains linguistically contentious.
Linguistic Criticism:
However, traditional grammarians and style guides often reject it. The AP Stylebook and many corporate style guides discourage “architecting,” preferring alternatives like “designing,” “creating the architecture,” or “doing architectural work.”
Existing uses:
The verb form is extensively used in the software industry and technical literature. IEEE Standard 1471-2000 (later ISO/IEC 42010) uses “architecting” throughout the standard, defining it as “the process of designing, creating, and evolving the architecture of a system.” Major tech companies routinely use job titles like “Principal Architecting Engineer” (Microsoft) and “Software Architecting Manager.”
- “Software Architecture in Practice” by Bass, Clements, and Kazman (4th edition, 2021) - This authoritative textbook uses “architecting” as a standard term, with chapter headings like “Architecting for Quality Attributes.”
- Martin Fowler’s influential blog and “Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture” (2002) regularly employs “architecting” when discussing the active process of architectural decision-making, as in “architecting microservices” or “architecting for scalability.”
The term “software architecture” was first prominently used by Fred Brooks in “The Mythical Man-Month” (1975), where he described the architecture of IBM’s System/360 operating system. Brooks explicitly borrowed from building architecture, emphasizing that like physical structures, software systems need a coherent overall design before detailed implementation begins.
Well, it seems software folks are just quirky non-conforming creatures. But as they’re being replaced by AI, this may all be mute anyway. May the grammatically incorrect use of this verb form go to the grave with them.
…EOT
or moot