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govuk-infrastructure: 1. Record architecture decisions

Date: 2021-08-10

Status

Accepted

Context

We need to record the architectural decisions made on this project.

Decision

We will use Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), as described by Michael Nygard.

Consequences

Read Michael Nygard's article for the consequences for choosing to keep Architecture Decision Records. For a lightweight ADR tool set, see Nat Pryce's adr-tools.