Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software

Acknowledgments

I have been working on this book, in one form or another, for more than four years, and many people have helped and supported me along the way.

I thank those people who have read manuscripts and commented. This book would simply not have been possible without that feedback. A few have given their reviews especially generous attention. The Silicon Valley Patterns Group, led by Russ Rufer and Tracy Bialek, spent seven weeks scrutinizing the first complete draft of the book. The University of Illinois reading group led by Ralph Johnson also spent several weeks reviewing a later draft. Listening to the long, lively discussions of these groups had a profound effect. Kyle Brown and Martin Fowler contributed detailed feedback, valuable ...