Change locality

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A design property where related changes can be made within a small, well-defined part of a system.

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4InfoQ·8/3/2026research
Preserving Change Locality for Evolutionary Architecture
This article examines how boundary drift can erode change locality, making routine feature work require cross-team coordination and increasing cognitive load. It proposes sociotechnical practices such as redistributing mechanics, exposing essential policy, and rehearsing exception paths to restore clearer domain boundaries and support evolutionary architecture.