DDD and Naked Objects
October 20, 2009
I recently discovered something intriguing and wanted to share it along with some useful links.
My initial encounter with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) was through a presentation by Jimmy Nilsson at Elevate. His talk had a profound impact on me, particularly his point that the database should be a consequence of the domain model, not the other way around.
This got me thinking: wouldn’t it be beneficial if the GUI were also a reflection of the domain model, rather than being developed separately?
Enter DDD with Naked Objects. Naked Objects is an architectural pattern where the GUI is generated directly from the domain model, either automatically or on-the-fly.
Some might argue that Naked Objects isn’t suitable for production environments. However, as discussed on the Swedish DDD list on Google (my translation):
A story is considered done when there is an implementation of the Domain...