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Conway's Law Is Software Architecture's Only True Law

Molly Rocket · Lecture · YouTube title: The Only Unbreakable Law
Why it's here

HN treats it as the definitive explanation of Conway's Law and links it in almost any thread about org structure shaping software.

What it covers

Casey Muratori's lecture, originally given at the Technical University of Madrid, arguing that Conway's Law is the only viable candidate for a true law of software architecture. He explains how software mimics the organization over time, using examples like Windows' multiple volume controls.