rfc
4 posts
The Anatomy of a Good Technical RFC: Section-by-Section Breakdown
A Principal Engineer's guide to crafting technical RFCs that actually get approved and drive successful implementations, based on 20+ years of reviewing hundreds of documents
Development
rfc
technical-writing
architecture
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From RFC to Production: What They Don't Tell You About Implementation
A Principal Engineer's honest take on the gap between beautiful RFC designs and messy production reality, featuring real-world lessons from implementing notification systems at scale
Development
rfc
implementation
production
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Writing Effective RFCs: A Principal Engineer's Guide to Technical Decision Making
Hard-won insights from 20+ years of RFC processes, stakeholder management, and turning technical debates into collaborative decisions that stick.
Development
rfc
technical-writing
architecture
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Documentation as Infrastructure: Scaling Knowledge Across Engineering Teams
Documentation debt kills organizations faster than technical debt. A comprehensive guide to treating documentation as critical infrastructure and scaling knowledge across engineering teams.
Development
documentation
rfc
adr
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