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Did Conway's Law originate with Lynn Conway?
by bradneuberg 2y ago
Did Conway's Law originate with Lynn Conway?
- sircastor 2y agoNo, Conway's Law[1] is attributed to Melvin Conway, a different computer Scientist. Also unrelated to either Lynn Conway, or Melvin Conway, is Conway's Life, which is named for John Conway[2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_law [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Horton_Conway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Horton_Conway
- ncm140 2y agoBut she coined "The Conway Effect" When “others” (such as women and people of color) make innovative contributions in scientific and technical fields, they often “disappear” from later history and their contributions are ascribed elsewhere. This is seldom deliberate—rather, it’s a result of the accumulation of advantage by those who are expected to innovate. This article chronicles an example of such a disappearance and introduces the Conway Effect to elucidate the disappearance process. https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/co/2018/10/mco2018100066/17D45WXIkDI https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/co/2018/10/mco2018100...