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

Eric Evans

Addison-Wesley, Aug 22, 2003 - Computers - 560 pages

Domain-Driven Design fills that need. This is not a book about specific technologies. It offers readers a systematic approach to domain-driven design, presenting an extensive set of design best practices, experience-based techniques, and fundamental principles that facilitate the development of software projects facing complex domains. Intertwining design and development practice, this book incorporates numerous examples based on actual projects to illustrate the application of domain-driven design to real-world software development.

Readers learn how to use a domain model to make a complex development effort more focused and dynamic. A core of best practices and standard patterns provides a common language for the development team. A shift in emphasis–refactoring not just the code but the model underlying the code–in combination with the frequent iterations of Agile development leads to deeper insight into domains and enhanced communication between domain expert and programmer. Domain-Driven Design then builds on this foundation, and addresses modeling and design for complex systems and larger organizations.Specific topics covered include:

With this book in hand, object-oriented developers, system analysts, and designers will have the guidance they need to organize and focus their work, create rich and useful domain models, and leverage those models into quality, long-lasting software implementations.

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User Review  - scottjpearson - LibraryThing

This work was published in 2004 – a lifetime ago for the field of software design. It tackles issues relevant in 2004 but are standard practice today. Its basic message – learn not just the software ...

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User Review  - pgSundling - LibraryThing

This is a great book for domain modeling. It should be required reading for programmers. Little things like using consistent language does make a big difference.

Contents

• The Building Blocks of a ModelDriven Design: 63
• Refactoring Toward Deeper Insight: 187
• Strategic Design: 327
• Conclusion: 499
• The Use of Patterns in This Book: 507
• Glossary: 511
• References: 515
• Photo Credits: 517
• Index: 519

About the author

Eric Evans is the founder of Domain Language, a consulting group dedicated to helping companies build evolving software deeply connected to their businesses. Since the 1980s, Eric has worked as a designer and programmer on large object-oriented systems in several complex business and technical domains. He has also trained and coached development teams in Extreme Programming.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
• Author: Eric Evans
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 2003
• ISBN: 0132181274, 9780132181273
• Length: 560 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Software Development & Engineering / Systems Analysis & Design