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Guide outlines best practices for writing software design documents

A developer who has written design docs at Google, Microsoft and his own startups published a detailed guide on crafting effective design documents. He also created a sample design doc from scratch for a real web app before coding it, since he found no high-quality public examples to reference. The guide explains what content belongs in a design doc, what should be excluded, and when the effort is worthwhile.

Software engineer publishes rare example design document from Google/Microsoft veteran

A developer who has written design documents at Google, Microsoft and his own startups has published a full example design doc for a real web application he is building, explaining that he could not find any public high-quality examples elsewhere. He created the document before writing any code and is following it during implementation, using it to demonstrate the principles behind effective design documentation.

Google named Design Company of the Year in Fast Company's 2026 Innovation by Design Awards

Fast Company has released its 2026 Innovation by Design Awards, with Google topping the design company of the year category. The recognition credits Google's work redesigning interfaces across its widely used products to weave in AI features while keeping the experience user-friendly. The full list also includes other honorees recognized for design that spans products, services, and overall customer experience.

Android phones hide a separate 'System services' update menu beyond OS patches

Beyond the usual OS and security update settings, Android devices include a distinct, less visible menu for updating individual system services like Google Play services. Depending on the manufacturer, these services may need to be updated separately from the main software update screen, and how they appear can vary between brands such as Google Pixel and others.

BleepingComputer and Material Security to detail Google Workspace OAuth attacks in webinar

BleepingComputer is hosting a live webinar on September 23, 2026, with Material Security's Rajan Kapoor and Fireside Consulting's Rick Fitzgerald, who will dissect two real breaches of Google Workspace environments carried out through malicious OAuth applications and social engineering rather than stolen passwords. The session will walk through how the attacks unfolded, the security gaps that let them succeed, and the response decisions made in the early hours of each incident.

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