Comments on: Similarities between Domain Driven Design & Object Oriented Programming http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2008/09/20/similarities-between-domain-driven-design-object-oriented-programming/ Thoughts on Software Development Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:49:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in UML: Book Review at Mark Needham http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2008/09/20/similarities-between-domain-driven-design-object-oriented-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-27495 Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in UML: Book Review at Mark Needham Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:27:47 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=352#comment-27495 [...] While reading the book I had the feeling that some of the ideas are quite similar to those in Domain Driven Design and since this book was published it contributes to my belief that a lot of DDD is covered by just doing OOP well. [...] [...] While reading the book I had the feeling that some of the ideas are quite similar to those in Domain Driven Design and since this book was published it contributes to my belief that a lot of DDD is covered by just doing OOP well. [...]

]]> By: DDD: Only for complex projects? at Mark Needham http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2008/09/20/similarities-between-domain-driven-design-object-oriented-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-13682 DDD: Only for complex projects? at Mark Needham Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:29:57 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=352#comment-13682 [...] from Jimmy Nilsson's QCon presentation was that 'DDD is OO done well' and I think there are a lot of similarities between the ideas of OO and DDD - in fact I think DDD has ended up covering the ground that OO was initially intended to [...] [...] from Jimmy Nilsson's QCon presentation was that 'DDD is OO done well' and I think there are a lot of similarities between the ideas of OO and DDD – in fact I think DDD has ended up covering the ground that OO was initially intended to [...]

]]> By: Rafael Peixoto de Azevedo http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2008/09/20/similarities-between-domain-driven-design-object-oriented-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-13596 Rafael Peixoto de Azevedo Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:12:45 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=352#comment-13596 Hi, Mark Great post showing in practical terms how domain-driven design and good object oriented design overlap and complement each other. Most literature on OOD focuses on syntactical aspects, often emphasising how it diverts from procedural or functional programming. Discussions about anaemic models and the GOF design patterns are also typical of this focus. On the other hand, DDD approaches software design from a semantics privileged perspective, emphasising the explicit expression of the relevant domain concepts. That is why discussions about the ubiquitous language play a central role on DDD. Knowing how to apply well both OOD and DDD is critical when designing software for complex domains. I thank you for opening to us your integrative insights and reflections on both design philosophies. Regards, Rafael Hi, Mark

Great post showing in practical terms how domain-driven design and good object oriented design overlap and complement each other.

Most literature on OOD focuses on syntactical aspects, often emphasising how it diverts from procedural or functional programming. Discussions about anaemic models and the GOF design patterns are also typical of this focus.

On the other hand, DDD approaches software design from a semantics privileged perspective, emphasising the explicit expression of the relevant domain concepts. That is why discussions about the ubiquitous language play a central role on DDD.

Knowing how to apply well both OOD and DDD is critical when designing software for complex domains.

I thank you for opening to us your integrative insights and reflections on both design philosophies.

Regards,
Rafael

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