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"publishedAt": "2025-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
"site": "at://did:plc:ckthoyuvsmkp254fyuinyzb2/site.standard.publication/3mndm6tiamb26",
"tags": [
"software-engineering",
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"architecture"
],
"textContent": "Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) are small, durable logs of _architecturally significant_ choices—structure, non-functionals, dependencies, interfaces, construction—so teams remember _why_ a decision was made as the system evolves.\n\n> We will keep a collection of records for “architecturally significant” decisions: those that affect the structure, non-functional characteristics, dependencies, interfaces, or construction techniques.",
"title": "Architecture Decision Records"
}