Engineering decisions

Decision entries compare approaches that can each be valid in the right context.

They should identify the problem, important decision factors, relevant options, trade-offs, failure modes, and the conditions that favor each option.

A decision entry must not reduce a contextual engineering choice to a universal rule.

Entries (2)

Anonymous-first versus account-required product designDecide whether identity is required for core product use or added progressively for user-specific capabilities.

Separate public and operator surfacesCompare shared and separate interfaces when public users and privileged operators have different trust and deployment needs.