Conway's law
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The structure of software reflects the organizational structure that produced it.
In context
This law belongs with Murphy's Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
Editorial note
System boundaries tend to mirror the communication boundaries of the teams that build them.
Practical example: Two teams with a formal handoff often produce two services with a similarly formal API boundary.
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