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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software

A practical guide that introduces domain-driven design principles to help engineers manage complex software projects.

Overview
Domain-Driven Design (DDD) provides a set of strategic and tactical patterns that enable teams to model complex domains, align software with business goals, and reduce conceptual mismatch.

Key Takeaways

  • Focus on the core domain and build a shared language between developers and domain experts.
  • Separate core domain logic from infrastructure using bounded contexts.
  • Apply tactical patterns such as entities, value objects, aggregates, repositories, and factories.
  • Use strategic design tools like context maps and subdomains to organize large systems.
  • Emphasize iterative development and continuous learning to evolve the model.

Who Would Benefit

  • Technical leaders seeking a disciplined approach to complex system design.
  • Engineering managers responsible for aligning architecture with business outcomes.
  • Software architects and senior developers implementing large-scale applications.
  • Product owners and domain experts who want a common language with the development team.

Frameworks and Methodologies

  • Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
  • Tactical DDD patterns (entities, value objects, aggregates, repositories)
  • Strategic DDD (bounded contexts, context mapping)
  • Event-Storming for discovery
  • Agile iterative development
Source: amazon.co.uk
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