Domain Driven Design: Concepts and Practices Training Course

Introduction

• Overview of Domain Driven Design (DDD) and its operational advantages
• Comparative analysis of DDD versus alternative architectural methodologies
• Survey of core DDD principles and recommended project structures

Tactical Domain-Driven Design

• Structural components of a domain model
• Implementation strategies for entities, value objects, aggregates, repositories, and domain services
• Application of factories, specification patterns, Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS), and event sourcing

Strategic Domain-Driven Design

• Context map architectural patterns
• Domain model design through event storming and domain narrative techniques
• Identification and categorization of subdomains
• Definition of operational boundaries and inter-context relationships, including the use of bounded contexts

DDD & Legacy Modernization Workshop

• Risk assessment and opportunities within legacy system environments
• Analysis and comprehension of legacy infrastructure using tools such as NDepend
• Refactoring and modernization of legacy systems employing techniques such as the strangler fig pattern

Product, Domain, and Team-Centric Architecture

• Benefits and complexities associated with product, domain, and team-aligned architectural models
• Design and deployment of such architectures utilizing patterns like microservices
• Team organization structures and collaborative workflows
• Ensuring system quality and consistency through automated testing and continuous integration frameworks

Data Mesh – Domain-Oriented Data

• Limitations of traditional centralized data platforms
• Introduction to data mesh methodologies
• Deployment of a domain-oriented data platform to support data discovery, access control, and governance
• Integration of technologies such as Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, and GraphQL within a data mesh framework

Summary and Recommended Next Steps