- Status: accepted
- Deciders: Andy Paine
- Date: 2021-07-28
Context and Problem Statement
We want to record architectural decisions made in this project. Which format and structure should these records follow?
Considered Options
- MADR 2.1.2 – The Markdown Architectural Decision Records
- Michael Nygard's template – The first incarnation of the term "ADR"
- Sustainable Architectural Decisions – The Y-Statements
- Other templates listed at https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/architecture_decision_record
- Formless – No conventions for file format and structure
Decision Outcome
Chosen option: "MADR 2.1.2", because
- Implicit assumptions should be made explicit. Design documentation is important to enable people understanding the decisions later on. See also A rational design process: How and why to fake it.
- The MADR format is lean and fits our development style.
- The MADR structure is comprehensible and facilitates usage & maintenance.
- The MADR project is vivid.
- Version 2.1.2 is the latest one available when starting to document ADRs.