Welcome to this first installment of my column ‘Setting the scene’. As the title already points out, this column will not be about software factories per se, but will highlight the important aspects of the environment that we want to create with our factory.
We believe that first and foremost a software factory should support the business needs of a company, and that’s just what Domain Driven Design is all about. In his book, Eric Evans has captured a number of best practices that he has observed in successful teams from the past. So this book provides a broad framework for making design decisions as well as a technical vocabulary for discussing domain design. It is a synthesis of widely accepted best practices along with the author’s own insights and experiences. I can definitely recommend you to read this book.
In future installments, I will try to briefly explain both the technical aspects of Domain Driven Design as other equally important aspects regarding design and communication. But if you can’t wait and want to venture into DDD yourself, you can have a look at one of the blogs listed in the DDD blogroll.
Stay tuned,
Yves Goeleven
