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[Experiment Title]

Context

Why this experiment was needed. What problem are we solving?

Background: - Current situation - Pain points or gaps - What led to this investigation

Goal: Clear statement of what we're trying to achieve.

Hypothesis

What we believe will work and why.

Expected Outcome: - What success looks like - Key metrics or criteria - Acceptable trade-offs

Alternatives Considered: - Other approaches we might explore - Why we're starting with this hypothesis

Experiments

Experiment 1: [Approach Name] (YYYY-MM-DD)

Commit: abc123

What We Tried: - Specific approach details - Configuration used - Test conditions - Implementation notes

Results: - What happened (be specific) - Performance metrics (if applicable) - Issues encountered - Unexpected findings

Decision: Continue | Pivot | Abandon

Rationale: Why we made this decision

Experiment 2: [Another Approach] (YYYY-MM-DD)

Commit: def456

What We Tried: - Different approach details - Why this variation - What changed from Experiment 1

Results: - Outcomes - Comparison to previous experiment - New insights

Decision: Continue | Pivot | Abandon

Rationale: Decision reasoning

Experiment 3: [Further Iteration] (YYYY-MM-DD)

Commit: ghi789

[Continue pattern for each significant experiment/iteration...]

Final Results

What Worked

Successful Approach: - Details of the winning approach - Why it succeeded - Performance characteristics - Trade-offs accepted

Key Factors: - What made this approach successful - Critical implementation details - Dependencies or requirements

What Didn't Work

Failed Approaches: 1. [Approach Name]: - Why it failed - What we learned - Avoid in future because...

  1. [Another Failed Approach]:
  2. Failure details
  3. Lessons learned

Key Decisions

  1. [Decision Title]
  2. Choice: What we decided
  3. Rationale: Why we chose this
  4. Trade-off: What we gave up

  5. Impact: How this affects future work

  6. [Another Decision]

  7. [Same pattern...]

Constraints Identified

  • Technical limitations discovered
  • Resource constraints
  • Integration challenges
  • Dependencies or blockers

Performance Metrics

Approach Metric 1 Metric 2 Metric 3 Outcome
Approach A X Y Z ❌ Failed
Approach B X Y Z ✅ Success

Implementation Status

  • [ ] Research complete
  • [ ] Approach validated
  • [ ] Implementation merged
  • [ ] Documentation updated
  • [ ] Tests added
  • [ ] Deployed/Available

Follow-Up Work

Immediate

  • Tasks to complete this work
  • Required follow-ups
  • Integration work needed

Future

  • Potential improvements
  • Related experiments to consider
  • Long-term optimizations

Lessons Learned

  1. [Lesson Title]
  2. What we learned
  3. How it changes our approach

  4. Application to future work

  5. [Another Lesson]

  6. [Same pattern...]

References

Total Time: X hours/days Commits: List of major commits or commit range Lines of Code: Approximate LOC if applicable Outcome: ✅ Success | ⚠️ Partial | ❌ Failed