Implementing Domain-Driven Design

Anemia and Memory Loss

Anemia can be a serious health ailment with dangerous side effects. When the name Anemic Domain Model [Fowler, Anemic] was first coined, it wasn’t meant to be a complimentary term, as if to say that a domain model that is weak, without the power of inherent behavioral qualities, could possibly be a good thing. Strangely enough, Anemic Domain Models have popped up left and right in our industry. The trouble is that most developers seem to think this is quite normal and would not even acknowledge that a serious condition exists when employed in their systems. It’s a real problem.

Are you wondering if your model is feeling tired, listless, forgetful, clumsy, needing a good shot in the arm? If you’re suddenly experiencing technical ...