Software Engineering KB

Home

❯

06 Development Process

❯

04 Code Quality

❯

01 Concept

❯

Architecture Decision Records

Architecture Decision Records

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • code-quality
  • adr
  • documentation

Architecture Decision Records

← Back to Technical Debt

Document decisions and their rationale. ADRs capture the context, decision, consequences, and alternatives considered for significant architectural choices. They prevent re-debating settled decisions and help newcomers understand why the system is built the way it is.

Key Properties

  • Decision Context
  • Alternatives Considered
  • Consequences Documented

code-quality adr documentation


Graph View

  • Architecture Decision Records
  • Key Properties

Backlinks

  • Technical Debt
  • Decision Context
  • Written Documentation
  • Architecture Documentation
  • RFCs
  • ADRs

Created with Quartz v4.5.2 © 2026

  • GitHub