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Mastering Aggregates and Entities in Domain-Driven Microservices
Practical Lessons Learned from Transforming Legacy Monoliths into Modern Distributed Systems
Hello there, I’m a seasoned software engineer with a background in large-scale application design. Over the years, I’ve seen the full spectrum of architectures — from sprawling monoliths to finely tuned microservices infrastructures.
One foundational concept that has consistently helped me keep systems organized and flexible is the proper understanding of aggregates and entities within a domain-driven design (DDD) context.
I still recall my earliest attempts to break down a decade-old monolithic application into discrete, maintainable components.
The greatest challenge was not just deciding where to split the codebase, but also ensuring that the business logic remained consistent and coherent.
In my experience, roughly 70% of the issues we encountered during these migrations stemmed from poorly defined boundaries.
Many of us on the team at that time found ourselves repeatedly fixing data inconsistencies and wrestling with transaction scope complexities, which in turn led to…
