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# Architecture
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When developing a feature that requires architectural design, or changing the fundamental design of an existing feature, discuss it with a Frontend Architecture Expert.
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A Frontend Architect is an expert who makes high-level Frontend design decisions
and decides on technical standards, including coding standards and frameworks.
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Architectural decisions should be accessible to everyone, so document
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them in the relevant Merge Request discussion or by updating our documentation
when appropriate.
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You can find the Frontend Architecture experts on the [team page ](https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/ ).
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## Widget Architecture
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The [Plan stage ](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/development/dev/plan-project-management/ )
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is refactoring the right sidebar to consist of **widgets** . They have a specific architecture to be
reusable and to expose an interface that can be used by external Vue applications on the page.
Learn more about the [widget architecture ](widgets.md ).
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## Examples
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You can find [documentation about the desired architecture ](vue.md ) for a new
feature built with Vue.js.
