Conway's law

English

Etymology

Named after computer programmer Melvin Conway, who introduced the idea in 1967.

Proper noun

Conway's law

1. (computing) An adage that states that organizations design computer systems that mirror their own communication structure.
   • 2021, Mehdi Medjaoui, Erik Wilde, Ronnie Mitra, Mike Amundsen, Continuous API Management‎^[1], O'Reilly, →ISBN:

     Recognizing Conway's Law¶ In the last several years, Mel Conway's 1967 paper “How Do Committees Invent?” has become an almost required topic in presentations about microservices as well as APIs in general.