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Decision Records and Governance

Large React Native programs need durable decision-making. Without written records, teams repeat architecture debates, reintroduce rejected tools, and make upgrades harder than necessary.

What to record​

Use lightweight architecture decision records for choices such as:

  • workflow selection
  • navigation standard
  • server-state strategy
  • analytics event schema model
  • native SDK integration approach
  • release and OTA policy

ADR structure​

A useful ADR usually includes:

  • context
  • decision
  • consequences
  • rejected alternatives
  • owner and date

Example ADR topics​

  • Why the app uses a framework-led workflow.
  • Why one state library was chosen over two others.
  • Why notifications are wrapped behind an internal service.
  • Why OTA updates are restricted to a subset of changes.

Governance model​

Define:

  • who approves breaking platform changes
  • who owns dependency policy
  • how exceptions are requested
  • which standards are mandatory versus recommended

Why this matters​

Governance is not bureaucracy for its own sake. It reduces accidental fragmentation and makes architecture understandable to future teams.