zooyeon/technical-experiment-template

A template for recording a technical experiment (aka POC, prototype) in software projects.

Technical experiment template

Markdown template for recording information about a technical experiment, aka POC or prototype. Created for and used in software projects.

Here's the template...

• Template in English
• Template in Portuguese

Examples of experiments

This template (or an older version of it) has been used for several technical experiments in the organization I work for. Examples:

• Evaluation of tools (message brokers) for Event-Driven Architecture.
• Evaluation of API gateway product.
• Evaluation of SPA frameworks.
• Use of FlywayDB for executing DDL and DML commands during deployment.
• Evaluation of Jersey vs Resteasy vs SpringMVC.
• Evaluation of static analysis tools.
• Choosing a BRMS (rules engine) for Java.
• Evaluation of Continuous Integration tools.

References

This template is based on:

• Architecture Centric Design Method. Presentation by Tony Lattanze describing the ACDM method.
• Architecting Software Intensive Systems: A Practitioners Guide. Book by Tony Lattanze that also describes the ACDM method.