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Conway's Law: How Do Committees Invent?
- drallison 14y agoThis observation is important. Designs frequently reflect the social structure of the group creating them. Sometimes this is good, sometimes not. For example, while there are many folks who contribute to Python, both the language and the implementation(s), it's the agreed social structure with Guido as BDFL that has kept the language from becoming a chaotic mess.