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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)C4 Model Domain Context Map Bounded Context Canvas

Criterion	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Architecture C4 Model	Domain Modeling Domain Context Map	Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas
Purposedifferent	ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.	The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.	When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.	When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Low	Medium	Medium
Timedifferent	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	1-4 h	1-3 h	1-3 h
Participantsdifferent	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	1-5	3-10	3-8
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram	Domain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map	Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization	Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries	Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling

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