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# Conway’s law

Organizations design systems that mirror their own communication structure.

> Any organization that designs a system will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization’s communication.
>
> * Melvin E. Conway

Authors and designers of components must communicate with each other in order to ensure compatibility between components.