# Llorenç Muntaner - Chesterton Fence and Documenting Decisions (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/32172149) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Llorenç Muntaner]] **Full Title**:: Chesterton Fence and Documenting Decisions **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [frontendengineering.substack.com](https://frontendengineering.substack.com/p/chesterton-fence-and-documenting?utm_campaign=email-post&r=2bwn1i&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email) **Host**:: [[frontendengineering.substack.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2023-09-14]] **Created**:: [[2023-09-16]] ## Highlights - “Chesterton’s Fence is a principle that says change should not be made until the reasoning behind the current state of affairs is understood. It says the rash move, upon coming across a fence, would be to tear it down without understanding why it was put up.” [Thoughtbot](https://thoughtbot.com/blog/chestertons-fence#:~:text=Chesterton's%20Fence%20is%20a%20principle,why%20it%20was%20put%20up.) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ha9n8ygb2yj586ddjmf6dnx7)) ^595746295 - The easiest way to help the future team is to have discussions in writing. The written word is easily searchable, except for chats: chats are written communication but not easily searchable. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ha9naz1076tfrm9d040rn8m2)) ^595746439 - “If a discussion will matter after today, don't have it in a chat room.” [Mike Crittenden](https://critter.blog/2021/01/12/if-it-matters-after-today-stop-talking-about-it-in-a-chat-room/) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ha9nb4a9k7btw6t3vgw6h23r)) ^595746446