Domain Types: Three Myths About Domain Types
Many teams treat domain types as implementation guidance. In reality, they are a tool for understanding the business first. Let's challenge three common myths that can shape your architecture decisions.
Domain-Driven Design
Domain Types: How much should you trust AI?
Well-defined boundaries help AI understand your system. Domain Types answer a different question: how much should you trust AI? Learn where AI can safely accelerate development and where engineering judgment remains essential.
The Anatomy of the Party Archetype
The Party archetype is the foundation for modeling business participants. Discover how separating identity, roles, and relationships creates a flexible domain model that grows with changing business needs.
Domain Types: Ownership is not random
Domain types influence much more than architecture and sourcing decisions. They can also help you assign ownership more effectively, balance team growth, and reduce the risk of placing the wrong people in the most critical parts of your system.
Beyond DDD Building Blocks: Why You Need Archetypes
Aggregates, Entities, and Value Objects help you implement business logic. Archetypes help you understand the business itself. Discover why DDD building blocks are only part of the modeling puzzle.
Domain Types: The architecture your subdomain deserves
Applying the same architecture everywhere often leads to overengineering, underengineering, or both. Discover how domain types can help you choose the right level of architectural complexity.
Domain Types: What if you build nothing?
Every architectural decision comes with a cost. Sometimes the most pragmatic solution is not another service, application, or vendor, but a simple manual process.