rfc

A guide to crafting technical RFCs that actually get approved and drive successful implementations, based on reviewing hundreds of documents

An honest take on the gap between beautiful RFC designs and messy production reality, featuring real-world lessons from implementing notification systems at scale

Hard-won insights from RFC processes, stakeholder management, and turning technical debates into collaborative decisions that stick.

Documentation debt kills organizations faster than technical debt. A comprehensive guide to treating documentation as critical infrastructure and scaling knowledge across engineering teams.