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Thank you for clarifying. My question is: when do I need a design doc, given I already have a maintained spec? Would they be used for as drafts or are they a co
by dgb23 6y ago
Thank you for clarifying. My question is: when do I need a design doc, given I already have a maintained spec? Would they be used for as drafts or are they a complete separate thing?
- maps7 6y agoI think a design doc is for when you don't know enough to spec a solution.
- joatmon-snoo 6y agoI tend to reach for a design doc when I have (1) an ambiguous problem, (2) no obvious solution but N possible candidates, and (3) need feedback from multiple parties. The primary functions (as people have mentioned elsewhere) are to (1) drive consensus and (2) record thought processes at the specific point in time.