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Derek Comartin

What’s enough Complexity for a Domain Model?

Should you be applying domain-driven design? Do you need a domain model? You might want to if you have a lot of complexity within your domain. I often get asked, “what is a lot of complexity?”. I’m going to provide an example by uncovering more and more complexity within a domain. And give a few different insights that should help you make the decision. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Mounting Complexity Through this post, I’m going to illustrate an example using a shipment,… Read More »What’s enough Complexity for a Domain Model?

Which Software Architecture Patterns do you use?

What software architecture patterns do you use? If I asked this question, what would be your answer? I’d probably get a lot of responses that say Clean Architecture, and some people would say Microservices or a Monolith. But really, your software architecture is usually unique. In this video, I will cover how you buffet architecture to mix and match different architectural styles that fit together to make your specific architecture. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Architectural Styles & Patterns When you think of… Read More »Which Software Architecture Patterns do you use?

Why is Clean Architecture so Popular?

You’ve probably noticed many videos and blogs that somewhat explain what Clean Architecture is and show you how to use it. So its Clean Architecture is popular, but should it be? Should you be using it? Here’s why I think it’s popular, the problems it addresses, and some aspects that almost nobody ever mentions. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Clean Architecture As a quick primer, what is clean architecture? Well, it’s a way to manage coupling. Specifically, in this diagram, you can see… Read More »Why is Clean Architecture so Popular?