Domain-Driven Design Workshop

New architectural paradigms like microservices and evolutionary architecture, as well as the challenges associated with managing data and transactional contexts in distributed systems, have generated a renewed interest in disciplined software design and modular decomposition strategies. We know that the secret to obtaining the benefits of these architectures is getting the boundaries right, both at the team and the component/service level! Fortunately, there is a mature, battle-tested approach to system decomposition that is perfect for these architectures: Domain-Driven Design.

In this workshop, we'll cover the following topics:

  • Why DDD?
  • The Importance of the Ubiquitous Language
  • Strategic Design: Bounded Contexts, Subdomains, and Context Mapping.
  • Tactical Design: Aggregates, Entities, and Domain Events.
  • A powerful team modeling technique: Event Storming
  • Using DDD in the context of Agile software methodologies
  • DDD combined with technical architectures: Hexagonal, Microservices, REST, Event-Driven, Event Sourcing/CQRS, etc.

You'll leave the workshop with a solid understanding of DDD and how it can help you best decompose your domain and business capabilities so that you can be more effective with modern architectures.


Matt Stine

About Matt Stine

My passion is taking a metaphysical approach to software engineering: what is the nature of the collaborative game that we continuously play, and are there better, more contextually-aware ways to play that game?

By day I lead a team tasked with taking a first-principles-centric approach to intentionally enabling programming language usage at the largest bank in the United States.

By night I write and teach my way through a masterclass in software engineering and architecture targeting early-career software engineers working in large-scale enterprise technology organizations.

What is the primary goal?

To win the game. More seriously: to get 1% better every day at providing business value through software.

Who am I?

I'm a 22-year veteran of the enterprise software industry. I've played almost every role I can imagine:

  • Software Engineer
  • Software Architect
  • Technical Lead
  • Engineering Manager
  • Consultant
  • Product Manager
  • Field CTO
  • Developer Advocate
  • Conference Speaker
  • Author
  • Technical Trainer
  • Technical Marketer
  • Site Reliability Engineer
  • Desktop Support Specialist

I've worked at Fortune 500 companies, a tenacious teal cloud startup, and a not-for-profit children's hospital. I've written a book, and I've hosted a podcast. I've learned a lot along the way, including many things I wish I'd known when I first got started. And so now I want to pass those learnings on to you, especially if you've only just begun your career.

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