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How To Read the Blue Book: Strategic Design with Mathias Verraes

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Aug 26, 2019
Learn how to tackle strategic design concepts from the renowned blue book on Domain-Driven Design in this informative podcast. Dive into the complexities of reading advanced design concepts, distinguishing strategic design from tactics, and refining the core domain through domain distillation. Discover the importance of strategic design and Domain-Driven Design principles for architects working on large systems, and explore modeling paradigms like Event Storming and CRC cards. Don't miss out on the insights shared by Mathias Verraes in this special episode!
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ANECDOTE

Musician Who Relearned Basics To Grasp Acoustics

  • Mathias recounts a musician who learned acoustics by first backtracking to physics and math.
  • This took years but made the final understanding far deeper and more durable.
ADVICE

Start Tactical Before Strategic

  • Start with tactics you can do tomorrow like event storming, whiteboard modeling, and refactoring.
  • Use small sessions to evolve models and language before attempting broader strategic decisions.
INSIGHT

Distill The Core To Focus Effort

  • Domain distillation identifies the core domain that contains competitive advantage and where to focus effort.
  • Highlight and protect the core by extracting supporting mechanisms to make the essence visible.
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