Bounded Context: Keep It Simple!

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Explains what bounded contexts are, how they relate to microservices, and why having clear boundaries (fewer unnecessary fences) reduces overall complexity. Covers patterns and practical recommendations for working with bounded contexts, and emphasizes the importance of a ubiquitous language; examples come from developing the Dodo IS system.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:16Speaker background
3. 5:10Monolith problems
4. 6:38DDD to reduce complexity
5. 12:17Universal model problems
6. 18:24Bounded context
7. 19:51Finding context boundaries
8. 24:14Event storming practice
9. 30:15Bounded context canvas
10. 32:30Evolving context boundaries
11. 35:15Bounded context and microservices
12. 37:27Modular monolith
13. 38:30Bounded context benefits
14. 40:39Garden metaphor
15. 41:27Q&A

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