Knowledge

The community's library

Books

Four themed shelves, ordered as a journey: understand the problem, explore together, model the domain, then evolve the system. Within each shelf, books run from approachable to deep.

Understand the Problem — Strategy & Sense-Making

Before any solution: why are we doing this, where are we, and what kind of situation is it?

Impact Mapping Gojko Adzic · 2012 A four-layer questioning technique — goal → actor → impact → deliverable — that aligns product decisions so every piece of work traces back to a business goal.

Wardley Maps Simon Wardley · 2018 Plot your value chain against component evolution on one map, so strategy discussions have terrain to reason over — all 19 chapters free to read online, with print and e-book editions too.

Cynefin: Weaving Sense-Making into the Fabric of Our World Dave Snowden et al. · 2020 The Cynefin framework: recognise whether a problem is clear, complicated, complex, or chaotic, and choose the decision-making and exploration approach that fits.

Explore Together — Collaborative Modelling

Put everyone in one room and turn scattered knowledge into shared language.

Domain Storytelling Stefan Hofer, Henning Schwentner · 2024 Capture domain knowledge through collaborative, visual "domain stories" that keep business and development aligned — the Traditional Chinese edition was technically reviewed by community co-founder Kim Kao and core volunteer Michael Chen.

Introducing EventStorming Alberto Brandolini · 2013 The first-hand book from the inventor of EventStorming: exploring complex business domains through large-scale collaborative workshops — a core method in the community's conference workshops.

Specification by Example Gojko Adzic · 2011 A Jolt Award classic: nail down requirements with key examples and keep documentation alive — the wellspring of practices like Example Mapping.

Model the Domain — DDD Core

From your first read to the source texts — strategic and tactical Domain-Driven Design.

Learning Domain-Driven Design Vlad Khononov · 2021 A modern reframing of DDD for newcomers, balancing strategic and tactical design — our recommended first read.

Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software Eric Evans · 2003 Where DDD began — the original text on Ubiquitous Language, Bounded Context, and strategic design.

Implementing Domain-Driven Design Vaughn Vernon · 2013 The hands-on guide to bringing DDD down to code and architecture — the "red book".

Domain Modeling Made Functional Scott Wlaschin · 2018 Domain modelling with functional thinking and a strong type system.

Deconstructing Domain-Driven Design Zhang Yi · 2021 Introduces the Domain-Driven Design Unified Process (DDDUP) — a full methodology spanning global analysis, architecture mapping, and domain modelling, with a foreword by Kim Kao. (Chinese-language book.)

Domain-Driven Design: The First 15 Years DDD Europe anthology · translated by ten DDD Taiwan volunteers · 2020 A 15th-anniversary anthology (essays by Fowler, Coplien, Wirfs-Brock, and more), translated into Traditional Chinese by the community — free to read on Leanpub.

Evolve the System — Architecture & Resilience

Turn understanding into systems that keep evolving: viewpoints, SaaS architecture, SRE.

Software Systems Architecture (2nd Edition) Nick Rozanski, Eoin Woods · 2011 An architecture methodology built on 7 viewpoints and 8 perspectives for serving diverse stakeholders — a cornerstone of continuous-architecture practice.

Building Multi-Tenant SaaS Architectures Tod Golding · 2025 Principles, practices, and patterns for multi-tenant SaaS architecture — resonating with the community's focus on resilient system design; the Traditional Chinese edition carries a foreword by Kim Kao.

SRE Practices & Platform Engineering Guide Rick Hwang · 2023 From team collaboration and principles to architecture and trends — a decision guide across SRE and platform engineering, with a foreword by Kim Kao. (Chinese-language book.)

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Papers

Practical writing from community members, plus articles republished with the original authors’ permission.

Articles

2026-07-21 methodology Understand the Problem First — Chaining Impact Mapping, Event Storming, and Continuous Architecture into One Combo No single method solves complex problems. Starting from a true story of a client sold on "just move everything to Kubernetes," this piece walks through how Cynefin, Impact Mapping, Wardley Mapping, Event Storming, Specification by Example, and Rozanski & Woods viewpoints each play their part. 2026-07-20 announcement The New Website Is Live — How Content Publishing Works The new site manages content as Markdown — publishing means opening a PR, and merging means going live.

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