Technical Framework Selection

DECISION LOG ENTRY

**Decision ID**: DEC-2025-1203
**Date**: 2025-12-03
**Decision**: Use React Over Vue for New Dashboard

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**DECISION SUMMARY**:
Selected React as the frontend framework for new dashboard development instead of Vue.

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**DECISION MAKER(S)**:
- Primary: Product Manager
- Approval: CTO
- Input from: 2 Senior Developers
- Team consensus: All aligned on decision

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**RATIONALE**:
Framework selection based on:

1. **Ecosystem strength**: React has more robust ecosystem with broader library and tooling support
2. **Hiring advantage**: Larger talent pool available for React developers makes team scaling easier
3. **Team alignment**: Technical leadership and senior developers consensus on React benefits

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**ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED**:

**Option A: Vue.js**
- Learning curve: Gentler for new developers
- Ecosystem: Smaller but focused ecosystem
- Decision: REJECTED - Ecosystem and hiring pool constraints outweigh learning curve benefits

**Option B: React (SELECTED)**
- Ecosystem: Extensive libraries, tools, and community support
- Hiring: Large talent pool of experienced React developers
- Decision: SELECTED - Better ecosystem and hiring advantages align with team growth needs

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**EXPECTED IMPACT**:

**Development:**
- Faster development with mature ecosystem
- Access to extensive component libraries
- Strong community support for troubleshooting

**Hiring:**
- Easier recruitment from larger React developer pool
- Faster onboarding with common framework
- Reduced training costs

**Technical:**
- Extensive third-party integrations available
- Mature tooling and development experience
- Long-term framework stability

**Strategic:**
- Positions team to scale more easily
- Industry-standard framework reduces technical risk

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**SUCCESS CRITERIA**:
1. Dashboard development velocity meets or exceeds timeline estimates
2. Successful hiring of React developers within projected timeframes
3. Team satisfaction with React ecosystem and tooling
4. Third-party integrations implemented smoothly using React libraries

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**REVIEW DATE**: [To be filled: 3-6 months post-launch for retrospective]

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**RELATED DOCUMENTS**:
- Dashboard requirements: [link]
- Ecosystem comparison analysis: [link]
- Hiring projections: [link]

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**TAGS**: #frontend #react #vue #dashboard #framework-decision #technical-architecture

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**STATUS**: APPROVED (implementation starting)