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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 Tage | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1-4 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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