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Ports & Adapters-Style Architectures: Ditching the Dogma for Pragmatism
Avoid unmaintainable software due to Ports & Adapters-style architectures by separating the advantageous from the optional on a per-use-case basis.
 • Oliver Zihler
EventStorming: A Smooth Start into the Workshop
Real-world tips for facilitating domain modeling and system design that get devs and business working together productively
 • Oliver Zihler
Legacy Code Modernisation: Speeding Up Approval Test Writing with CombinationsApproval
Manually writing Approval Tests can become cumbersome, especially if various input parameter combinations exist. Libraries like ApprovalTests can…
 • Oliver Zihler
Legacy Code Modernisation - Conserving Behaviour with Approval Tests
Transitioning legacy code to Hexagonal Architecture requires a strong test suite. Approval Tests are a powerful tool to achieve this.
 • Oliver Zihler
From Hexagonal- to Clean Architecture
Introduction to Clean Architecture, comparison with Hexagonal Architecture, and incorporation of Domain-Driven-Design Domain Models.
 • Oliver Zihler
Towards Hexagonal Architecture - Folder Structure
I present possible folder structures I used in own projects that capture concern separation, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design…
 • Oliver Zihler
Adding Domain-Driven Design to Ports & Adapters - Enriching the Domain Model with Logic
The current codebase, through enriched with stronger types, still is mostly procedural. Let's see how we can combine data and logic to build a much…
 • Oliver Zihler
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