Demystifying DDD Aggregate Design

21/07/2025 16 min Temporada 3 Episodio 8

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we'll unpack the confusion surrounding aggregate design and reveal why most developers get it wrong from the start.What We'll Cover:The aggregate misconception: Why having related entities doesn't automatically mean you have an aggregateBusiness invariants decoded: How to distinguish between true (atomic) and eventual invariants—and why it matters for your architectureThe transactional boundary trap: When keeping everything together actually hurts performance and creates unnecessary couplingReal-world scenarios: Purchase orders, customer shipments, and the patterns that emergeConsistency strategies: From optimistic locking to saga orchestration and event-driven approachesFor more details check ⁠here.If you are interested in more information about software development and architecture, subscribe for free to our ⁠newsletter⁠.

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