Architecture Decision Records That People Actually Write and Read

Architecture Decision Records That People Actually Write and Read

Most teams either skip documenting architecture decisions entirely or create heavyweight documents everyone ignores. ADRs fix this - but only when they’re lightweight enough to write during the decision, structured enough to answer ‘why did we do that?’ six months later, and stored where people actually look. Here’s a practical approach with a template that sticks.

December 23, 2025 · 10 min · 1948 words · Paul McIlreavy