# Design Docs at Google - Malte Ubl Synced: [[2023_11_30]] 6:03 AM Last Highlighted: [[2023_11_06]]  ## Highlights [[2023_11_06]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hej000gd7jdjf50pgepcyy2x) > The design doc is *the place to write down the trade-offs* you made in designing your software. Focus on those trade-offs to produce a useful document with long-term value. That is, given the context (facts), goals and non-goals (requirements), the design doc is the place to suggest solutions and show why a particular solution best satisfies those goals.