Open Discussion

Read and participate in an ongoing discussion of domain-driven design. Ask questions, answer questions, share discoveries. Join the Yahoo! Group.

How does DDD fit into the large picture

Domain-Driven Design and Model-Driven Design

by Eric Evans
What is the relationship between these two distinct yet interrelated principles. [read]

Software Is (Not) Like That

by Eric Evans
We have been working too hard to stretch our conceptions of other fields to fit our own. It is time to let software be software. [read]

Domain-Driven Design and Responsibility-Driven Design

In this interview, Rebecca Wirfs-Brock talks about DDD in relation with responsibility-driven design and OO modeling, integration of DDD with technical frameworks such as Hibernate. [watch interview]

The challenge of executing DDD

Ad Hoc Reporting with a Domain Model

Business execs want / crave / require "ad-hoc" reporting, with the degree of "ad-hoc-ness" varying from simple reports to data warehouses. You'd like to simply write some SQL and stuff the results into a report, but this is impossible when you have the domain model supporting all of your complex logic.

So, what do you do? Read the discussion on Ad hoc reporting with a domain model.

Study Groups

Silicon Valley Patterns, a long-established book study group, spent several weeks on DDD. Here is a capsule of their discussions, which may give insights into the material.

This also could give topic and question ideas for other study groups.