Tech Radar

ELI5 — The Vibe Check

A Tech Radar is a visual map of technologies your org evaluates, adopts, or avoids. Four rings: Adopt (use it), Trial (try it), Assess (look at it), Hold (stop using it). It's like a restaurant menu for technology decisions — the team has already taste-tested everything.

Real Talk

A Technology Radar (pioneered by ThoughtWorks) is a living document categorizing technologies, tools, techniques, and platforms into concentric rings (Adopt, Trial, Assess, Hold) across quadrants (Languages, Tools, Platforms, Techniques). It guides technology decisions, standardizes the stack, and communicates strategy.

When You'll Hear This

"Our tech radar moved React to Adopt and jQuery to Hold." / "Before choosing a new database, check the tech radar — we may have already evaluated it."