18 Books like Implementing Domain-Driven Design

Learning Domain-Driven Design

by Vladik Khononov • 2021

Learn the business before you write the code. Domain-driven design for the systems you build.

4.43

757

🧱 Domain-Driven Design 🏗️ Software Architecture 🏢 Enterprise Software

Learning Domain-Driven Design 99%

Learn the business before you write the code. Domain-driven design for the systems you build.

by Vladik Khononov 2021

4.43

757 ratings

🧱 Domain-Driven Design 🏗️ Software Architecture 🏢 Enterprise Software

Domain-Driven Design Quickly

by Floyd Marinescu • 2006

Business and code speak different languages. The modeling method that forces them to share one.

3.59

572

📐 Domain Modeling 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧭 Domain Driven Design

Domain-Driven Design Quickly 98%

Business and code speak different languages. The modeling method that forces them to share one.

by Floyd Marinescu 2006

3.59

572 ratings

📐 Domain Modeling 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧭 Domain Driven Design

Domain-Driven Design

by Eric Evans • 2003

Software's hardest problem isn't code; it's the shared vocabulary between experts and developers.

4.15

6k+

🧱 Domain Modeling 📐 Software Architecture 📦 Object-Oriented Design

Domain-Driven Design 98%

Software's hardest problem isn't code; it's the shared vocabulary between experts and developers.

by Eric Evans 2003

4.15

6k+ ratings

🧱 Domain Modeling 📐 Software Architecture 📦 Object-Oriented Design

Lean Architecture

by James O. Coplien • 2010

The missing piece of Agile: an architecture that mirrors how users think, built by everyone early.

3.23

178

🏗️ Software Architecture 🔄 Agile Development 📐 Lean Methodology

Lean Architecture 97%

The missing piece of Agile: an architecture that mirrors how users think, built by everyone early.

by James O. Coplien 2010

3.23

178 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🔄 Agile Development 📐 Lean Methodology

Software Architecture Patterns

by Mark Richards • 2015

Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.

3.65

498

🏗️ Software Architecture 🧱 Architecture Patterns 🌐 Distributed Systems

Software Architecture Patterns 96%

Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.

by Mark Richards 2015

3.65

498 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🧱 Architecture Patterns 🌐 Distributed Systems

Madly, Deeply

by Alan Rickman • 2022

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

3.58

17k+

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices

Madly, Deeply 95%

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

by Alan Rickman 2022

3.58

17k+ ratings

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices

Software Architect’s Handbook

by Joseph Ingeno • 2018

Your architecture choices outlive your code. A field manual for making them count.

4.08

🏗️ Software Architecture 📐 System Design 🧩 Architectural Patterns

Software Architect’s Handbook 95%

Your architecture choices outlive your code. A field manual for making them count.

by Joseph Ingeno 2018

4.08

61 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 📐 System Design 🧩 Architectural Patterns

The Software Architect Elevator

by Gregor Hohpe • 2020

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

4.38

673

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking

The Software Architect Elevator 95%

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

by Gregor Hohpe 2020

4.38

673 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices

by John P. Doran • 2017

Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.

3.90

🎮 Game Development 🧩 Design Patterns 🧹 Clean Code

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 94%

Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.

by John P. Doran 2017

3.90

20 ratings

🎮 Game Development 🧩 Design Patterns 🧹 Clean Code

Refactoring to Patterns

by Joshua Kerievsky • 2004

How to transform tangled code into textbook patterns one small, safe step at a time.

4.05

1k+

🧱 Software Architecture ✨ Code Quality 🏗️ Object Oriented Design

Refactoring to Patterns 94%

How to transform tangled code into textbook patterns one small, safe step at a time.

by Joshua Kerievsky 2004

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧱 Software Architecture ✨ Code Quality 🏗️ Object Oriented Design

Production-Ready Microservices

by Susan J. Fowler • 2016

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

3.82

460

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems

Production-Ready Microservices 94%

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

by Susan J. Fowler 2016

3.82

460 ratings

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems

12 Essential Skills for Software Architects

by Dave Hendricksen • 2011

Code gets you in the room. The interpersonal skills that actually get your architecture adopted.

3.67

124

🏗️ Software Architecture 🧑‍💼 Technology Leadership 💬 Soft Skills For Engineers

12 Essential Skills for Software Architects Summary

12 Essential Skills for Software Architects 94%

Code gets you in the room. The interpersonal skills that actually get your architecture adopted.

by Dave Hendricksen 2011

3.67

124 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🧑‍💼 Technology Leadership 💬 Soft Skills For Engineers

Kubernetes Patterns

by Bilgin Ibryam • 2019

Stop wiring containers by hand. 30+ patterns for cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.

4.31

216

☁️ Cloud Native 🔷 Kubernetes 📦 Container Orchestration

Kubernetes Patterns 94%

Stop wiring containers by hand. 30+ patterns for cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.

by Bilgin Ibryam 2019

4.31

216 ratings

☁️ Cloud Native 🔷 Kubernetes 📦 Container Orchestration

Architecting for Scale

by Lee Atchison • 2016

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

3.57

229

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices

Architecting for Scale 93%

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

by Lee Atchison 2016

3.57

229 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices

API Design Patterns

by J.J. Geewax • 2020

Most APIs get 90% of the way with standard methods. The patterns that handle the rest.

3.86

146

🔌 Api Design 📐 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture

API Design Patterns 93%

Most APIs get 90% of the way with standard methods. The patterns that handle the rest.

by J.J. Geewax 2020

3.86

146 ratings

🔌 Api Design 📐 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture

Tidy First?

by Kent Beck • 2023

Software cost is coupling, and tidying is an investment: when to do it, when to ship.

3.92

1k+

🛠️ Software Design 🔧 Refactoring Techniques ✨ Code Quality

Tidy First? 93%

Software cost is coupling, and tidying is an investment: when to do it, when to ship.

by Kent Beck 2023

3.92

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Software Design 🔧 Refactoring Techniques ✨ Code Quality

A Philosophy of Software Design

by John Ousterhout • 2018

Your codebase rots from the inside out. The design skill that stops it.

4.22

5k+

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌀 Code Complexity 🔌 Interface Design

A Philosophy of Software Design 93%

Your codebase rots from the inside out. The design skill that stops it.

by John Ousterhout 2018

4.22

5k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌀 Code Complexity 🔌 Interface Design

The Pragmatic Programmer

by Andy Hunt • 1999

The habits and instincts that turn junior coders into trusted pros: a programmer's survival guide.

4.33

24k+

🧱 Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 📚 Continuous Learning

The Pragmatic Programmer 93%

The habits and instincts that turn junior coders into trusted pros: a programmer's survival guide.

by Andy Hunt 1999

4.33

24k+ ratings

🧱 Software Craftsmanship 🧹 Code Quality 📚 Continuous Learning

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