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#Technology Radar / Tech Stack Review

#Overview

Last Updated: [Date]
Review Period: [Quarter/Year]
Next Review: [Date]

#Instructions

  • Adopt: Use this technology, it's proven and recommended
  • Trial: Experiment with this in limited scope
  • Assess: Watch and evaluate this technology
  • Hold: Stop using, deprecated, or not recommended for new projects

#Adopted Technologies

#[Technology Name] - [Category]

Status: Adopted
Version: [Version]
Since: [When adopted]
Rationale: Why this is our standard
Use Cases: Where and when to use this
Constraints: Any limitations or gotchas
Maintenance: Who maintains it internally?
Migration: How to migrate from alternatives

#Trial Technologies

#[Technology Name] - [Category]

Status: Trial
Version: [Version]
Started: [When]
Planned Duration: [3-6 months typically]
Rationale: Why we're exploring this
Trial Scope: Limited use cases/teams
Success Criteria: How will we evaluate?
Next Review: [Date]
Owners: [Team evaluating]

#Assess Technologies

#[Technology Name] - [Category]

Status: Assess
Version: [Version]
Added: [When]
Rationale: Why this is on our radar
Why Not Yet: Why not adopted yet?
Blockers: What needs to change for adoption?
Target Decision: [When we'll make a decision]
Owner: [Who's tracking this]

#Hold/Deprecated

#[Old Technology Name] - [Category]

Status: Hold (or Deprecated)
Version: [Last version used]
Used Until: [When we stopped using it]
Reason for Hold: Why we're moving away
Migration Path: How to migrate from this
Legacy Support: How long we'll support existing code
Migration Timeline: When legacy support ends

#By Category

#Languages

  • Go (Adopted)
  • Python (Adopted)
  • Rust (Assess)
  • Java (Hold)

#Frameworks & Libraries

  • React (Adopted)
  • FastAPI (Adopted)
  • Django (Hold)

#Databases

  • PostgreSQL (Adopted)
  • Redis (Adopted)
  • MongoDB (Trial)
  • Cassandra (Hold)

#Infrastructure & DevOps

  • Kubernetes (Adopted)
  • Docker (Adopted)
  • Terraform (Adopted)

#Monitoring & Observability

  • Prometheus (Adopted)
  • Grafana (Adopted)
  • DataDog (Trial)

#Decision Process

#How Technologies Enter the Radar

  1. Proposal by team
  2. Initial assessment
  3. Review meeting
  4. Decision and placement

#Criteria for Adoption

  • Solves real problems
  • Team expertise available
  • Community/vendor support
  • Performance and reliability proven
  • Integration with existing stack

#Review Schedule

  • Quarterly full radar review
  • Continuous assessment of trial technologies
  • Annual deep-dive on hold technologies

#Historical Changes

  • Version history of this document
  • Technologies moved in/out each quarter
  • Notable decisions and rationale