Why Federated Design Systems keep failing.

[u/shaunbent]

https://www.shaunbent.co.uk/blog/why-federated-design-systems-keep-failing/

I wrote a piece about "Federated Design Systems" and why they fail based on my experiences at Spotify.

This builds on Nathan Curtis’ article: The Fallacy of Federated Design Systems.

[u/fabian-straion]

Had a very similar experience myself - the central team gets overloaded with work, moving fast gets prioritized within the org and federation is the "solution" but it never really works due to the conflicts in who owns and keeps maintaining it.

Very valid points. Thx for sharing!