Did Your Manager Choose Your Architecture?

Did Your Manager Choose Your Architecture?

Most engineers would cringe at the idea of their managers choosing their system’s software architecture, but back in 1968, this is exactly what Melvin Conway found to be true. Across many companies, Conway found that the organizational chart, chosen by managers, was replicated in the software system...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE software 2022-09, Vol.39 (5), p.109-112
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