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Seeing all the mentions of Conway's Law here jogged something in my mind -- could one assert the converse and "reverse engineer" the org structure of a company
by btbuildem 3y ago
Seeing all the mentions of Conway's Law here jogged something in my mind -- could one assert the converse and "reverse engineer" the org structure of a company by examining the systems it has designed?
This could be super useful when considering the next place of employment for example; the organizational dysfunctions and idiosyncrasies only become apparent once you've jumped in with both feet.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y agoLegend has it that Google produces a new chat program every year or two when a high-up manager wants a promotion. Microsoft also seems to have generational UI revamps. There's a funny bathtub curve where Win32 has outlived many of its replacements.
- db48x 3y agoYes, you can! You can even tell when the organization was changed, since many complex systems are upgraded over time. The example I like best is the Windows volume control(s), as pointed out by Casey Muratori (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IUj1EZwpJY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IUj1EZwpJY).