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| Criterion |  Architecture C4 Model |  DevOps ChatOps |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | Ongoing | 1-3 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-20 | 1-4 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |