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Sep 14, 2026 · R&D Management

Tech Selection: Derive from Constraints, Not Feature Rankings

The article argues that technology selection should be driven by architectural constraints and long-term operational responsibility rather than feature comparisons, emphasizing total lifecycle costs, standardized Golden Paths to reduce duplicate effort, and requiring verifiable evidence for any exceptions.

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Tech Selection: Derive from Constraints, Not Feature Rankings

Code Archaeology

Aug 26, 2026 · R&D Management

Architectural Decision Records (ADR): A Practical Framework for Effective Architecture Decisions

This article defines architectural decisions, distinguishes them from technical decisions using architectural significance criteria, outlines three anti-patterns (Covering Your Assets, Groundhog Day, Email-Driven Architecture), and details the ADR framework with its seven sections, storage strategies, and applications for standards and legacy systems.

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Architectural Decision Records (ADR): A Practical Framework for Effective Architecture Decisions

Code Archaeology

Aug 19, 2026 · Fundamentals

Choosing the Right Architecture Style: Why 'It Depends' Is the Only Honest Answer

This article explains why architecture style selection has no standard answer, detailing the forces driving architectural trends, the prerequisite analysis of domain, characteristics, data, cloud, organization, and processes, and the three key decisions between monolith vs distributed, data placement, and synchronous vs asynchronous communication.

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Choosing the Right Architecture Style: Why 'It Depends' Is the Only Honest Answer