Design

I’ll write the post I wish I’d read before I started writing RFCs at work. I’ll start by providing some motivation for RFCs, then go over my current process for writing them and provide a template that you can use. This post isn’t by any means a formal specification for writing RFCs. If anything, it’s a loose framework I’ve found helpful over the past couple of years. I’m also writing this as a reference for myself in the future, but I hope it’ll be valuable for you too. It took me a while to appreciate the value of RFCs, but now I consider them one of the helpful tools I use regularly. If you’re an RFCs veteran, maybe this will give you a different perspective on them, and if you have tips, please share them! If you’ve never written an RFC, I hope when you’re finished reading this post you’ll feel confident enough to invest the time in one next time you get the chance. ...