Architecture
Conway’s Law Never Stopped Being True
Conway's Law predicts that architecture mirrors team communication. 57 years later, ignoring it remains the root cause of most architectural failures.
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Mar 16, 2026
Architecture
Conway’s Law as Applied Psychology
Conway's Law states that systems mirror organizational communication structures. In practice, this mirroring operates as applied psychology: technical architecture reveals trust patterns, power hierarchies, and…
Mar 12, 2026
Architecture
Why Every Database Migration Is a Rewrite
Database migrations are marketed as reversible schema changes, but every migration of sufficient complexity becomes a rewrite. After migrating 15,000 records across 47 tables, 34%…
Mar 11, 2026