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# Why Do Reuse Efforts Fail?

- [Common Pitfalls](https://vijaynarayanan24.gitbook.io/art-of-software-reuse/why-reuse-efforts-fail/common-pitfalls.md)
- [Conway's Law](https://vijaynarayanan24.gitbook.io/art-of-software-reuse/why-reuse-efforts-fail/conways-law.md)
- [Care About Risks](https://vijaynarayanan24.gitbook.io/art-of-software-reuse/why-reuse-efforts-fail/risks.md)
- [Pursuing Perfection](https://vijaynarayanan24.gitbook.io/art-of-software-reuse/why-reuse-efforts-fail/pursuing-perfection.md)
- [Lack of Domain Focus](https://vijaynarayanan24.gitbook.io/art-of-software-reuse/why-reuse-efforts-fail/lack-of-domain-focus.md)
- [Entropy](https://vijaynarayanan24.gitbook.io/art-of-software-reuse/why-reuse-efforts-fail/entropy.md)