Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
Domain-Driven Design (DDD) might fall into the shiny new object category, as many people see it as the latest trendy pattern. However, DDD builds upon decades of evolutionary software design and engineering wisdom. To better understand it, let’s briefly look at how the ideas behind DDD came about with a brief overview of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
DDD has its roots in the OOP concepts pioneered by Alan Key and Ivan Sutherland. The term OOP was coined by Alan Key around 1966 or 1967 while in grad school. OOP is a powerful programming paradigm that allows for the creation of well-structured, maintainable, and reusable code, and is widely used in the development of modern software applications.
OOP is a way of thinking about programming that is based on the concept of “objects.” Objects can be thought of as instances of a class, and are used to represent and manipulate real-world entities. OOP uses objects and their interactions...