Architecture

When Deliver or Maintain needs a bet, answer these orthogonal questions. You do not have to climb them in lockstep for every project — open the chooser that matches the fire.

flowchart TD
  Hub[Architecture] --> Shape[Project shape]
  Hub --> Lang[Language]
  Hub --> Fw[Framework]
  Hub --> Place[What runs where]
  Place --> Host[Compute hosts]
  Hub --> Quality[Quality regime]

Chooser	Question	Go
Project shape	What kind of artifact?	Project shapes
Language	Which runtime / default?	Language selection
Framework	Which UI / docs stack (when web)?	Web framework selection
What runs where	Which concerns live in browser / edge / API / worker / data / SaaS?	What runs where
Compute hosts	Which concrete platform for a unit you still run?	Compute — after placement
Quality regime	A / B / C proof & obs for this unit?	Quality regimes

Coffee test and kiss: defaults first; exceptions when the cutting board demands it — not taste.