Use Markdown Architectural Decision Records

Should we record the architectural decisions made in this project? And if we do, how to structure these recordings?

Considered Options

• Use MADR 2.0.1 - The Markdown Architectural Decision Records
• Michael Nygard’s template - The first incarnation of the term “ADR”. Maintainable by adr-tools.
• Sustainable Architectural Decisions - The Y-Statements
• Other templates listed at https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/architecture_decision_record
• No records

Decision Outcome

Chosen option: MADR 2.0.1, 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 template is lean and fits our development style.
• Version 2.0.1 is the latest one available when starting to document ADRs.