Design reviews
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In this lesson
review and present designs well.
Planned topics
- Review the problem and constraints before the solution.
- Ask about alternatives, failure modes, rollout, and operations.
- Authors: share early, state non-goals, say what feedback you want.
- Reviewers: critique the design, not the designer; offer options.
- Record the outcome in an ADR (MID-063).
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a list of reviewer questions: "What if this call times out? How do we roll back? What does it cost at 10x load?"
Check your understanding
What should the author say at the start of a design review?
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The problem, constraints, and what feedback is wanted.
Practice
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