• Stacking the bricks in the software development process - We, developers, are searching for Holy Grail, one pattern to rule them all. There’s no such. In his excellent book “Atomic Habits”, James… [Event-Driven by Oskar Dudycz]
• Exploring Mastodon: status for February 2023 - I haven't posted much on my Mastodon usage in the this year, and that's because the situation has settled down for me. Reading-wise I check both my Twitter and my Mastodon accounts. I'm still posting to both feeds and intend to do that for the foreseeable future. I haven't yet done much analysis to compare activity between them. [Martin Fowler]
• Explicit validation in C# just got simpler! - Validation is a thriving concept. It enables incredible creativity in developers implementing it in various ways. I explained my general… [Event-Driven by Oskar Dudycz]

Permalink | From 30 January 2023 to 05 February 2023 | Last updated on: Sun, 5 Feb 2023 20:36:56 GMT

• Which collection interface to use? - Let’s talk about when to use which collection type and why. [Enterprise Craftsmanship]
• Critically Engaging With Models (DDD Europe Keynote) - Here’s the video of Rebecca Wirfs-Brock & my keynote at Domain-Driven Design Europe 2022, where we talk about the ideas presented in our essay “Critically Engaging with Models”, also available as an e-book on Leanpub. Watch on YouTube Abstract Models, whether for a software system, a development process, diseases, political systems, or otherwise, are a way to look at (a part of) the world. They make a choice about what is important, what categories we classify things in, what we see, what’s invisible, what’s valued, or even what’s valid. They are reductionist, that is, they only show a selection of the subject they’re describing. And they are biased: They implicitly reflect the assumptions, constraints, and values of the model’s author. Most of the time, when you adopt a model created by someone else, you assimilate it into your worldview without much thought. [Mathias Verraes]

Permalink | From 23 January 2023 to 29 January 2023 | Last updated on: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:36:56 GMT

• The pitfalls of traditional databases: Audit and Compliance - If you're using a traditional operational database, you may have found that bolting on audit and compliance measures can be a difficult and ineffective way to address these important concerns. That's because traditional databases aren't designed to handle these requirements, and attempts to create bespoke audit data trails often introduce more complexity without fully solving the problem. [Event Store blog]
• Guide to Projections and Read Models in Event-Driven Architecture - If I had to choose the killer feature of Event Sourcing, I’d select projections. Why? I’ll explain that in detail in this article. Events… [Event-Driven by Oskar Dudycz]

Permalink | From 16 January 2023 to 22 January 2023 | Last updated on: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:36:53 GMT

• Some activities for the Data Mesh Accelerate Workshop - Paulo Caroli and Steve Upton continue their article on the Data Mesh Accelerate Workshop by describing some of the activities that we do during workshop: Kick Off, Data Mesh Four Principles, Data Mesh Nirvana, and 4 Key Metrics. [Martin Fowler]
• Design and Reality (Leanpub Podcast) - Rebecca Wirfs-Brock and I published a book last year called “Design & Reality” with essays on software design. It’s available on Leanpub. Leanpub co-founder Len Epp interviewed me about my background, Domain-Driven Design, the book, the notion that your solution can influence your understanding of the problem, and at the end, we talk a bit about my experience as a self-published author. Or listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Player FM TuneIn Castbox Podbay References: Design & Reality book Source [Mathias Verraes]
• My favorite musical discoveries of 2022 - I continue my habit of picking out six favorite musical discoveries for last year. 2022 includes big-band techno, Mediterranean fusion, afrobeat in England, jazz-folk vocals, and accordion-led jazz trio. [Martin Fowler]
• Moving to the Engine Room - For real - When working for a product company, there's no better place than working on product. [The Architect Elevator]
• How to validate business logic - Fox Mulder got advice: “trust no one”. I’m claiming that each software developer should define their level of paranoia. The thing that we… [Event-Driven by Oskar Dudycz]
• Remaining activities for the Data Mesh Accelerate Workshop - Paulo Caroli and Steve Upton complete their description of the Data Mesh Accelerate Workshop by explaining the rest of the workshop's activities: Objectives and Key Results, Explore the Use Cases, and Discovering Data Products. [Martin Fowler]

Permalink | From 09 January 2023 to 15 January 2023 | Last updated on: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 04:36:55 GMT

• Data Mesh Accelerate Workshop - Over the last couple of years, we've been helping several enterprises use the Data Mesh approach to managing analytical data. Shifting thinking to Data Mesh isn't easy, it changes how teams are organized, how work is prioritized, and what technologies to apply. To help our clients do thisPaulo Caroli and Steve Upton describe the Data Mesh Accelerate Workshop, a four half-day program to align people involved in the effort and explore the process for identifying and building data products. [Martin Fowler]
• Debugging Architects - Whether architects must code or not has been much debated. Why not try debugging? [The Architect Elevator]
• Let's build event store in one hour! - Last year, I completed two items from my speaker bucket list NDC Oslo and Domain-Driven Design Europe. I’m proud and happy, as those… [Event-Driven by Oskar Dudycz]

Permalink | From 02 January 2023 to 08 January 2023 | Last updated on: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 20:36:55 GMT