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Writing a good design document


A guide

A design document is a technical report that outlines the implementation strategy of a system in the context of trade-offs and constraints. For unfamiliar readers: Amazon meetings start with the presenter passing out copies (historically physical, though increasingly digital since Covid) of a prose document. The meeting starts with everyone sitting in silence, reading the document, and adding notes and questions in the margins with red pen.

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Good Design Document