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Ruth Malan @ruthmalan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

And suddenly! #ExploreDDD 2026 is next month! In Denver, CO on September 21-25. @paulrayner.bsky.social and @indu-alagarsamy.bsky.social have designed a wonderful program, with workshops, talks, hands-on sessions, open space, and a day+ of modeling together. exploreddd.com I’m excited!

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Explore DDD 2026 | Domain-Driven Design Conference in Denver

Explore DDD 2026 is a Domain-Driven Design conference in Denver, September 21-25. Five days of talks, hands-on workshops, and open space for software leaders.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Will AI kill refactoring? My commit history says otherwise. Repo: github.com/virtualgeniu... Commits are 20% dedicated refactoring. No new behavior, just improving the structure of what's already there. Speed without structure is how you build a codebase that works today and fights you tomorrow.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

ContextFlow is now multiplayer. Share a URL, edit the same context map in real time. No account, no setup. Projects sync to the cloud automatically. Also new: drag-and-drop team assignment, DDD tooltips on every canvas element, and a visual color legend. Free OSS: contextflow.virtualgenius.com

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exploreddd.bsky.social @exploreddd.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A little bird told me something exciting… 🐦 Early Bird tickets for Explore DDD go on sale Feb 23. Only 25 will be released — and they can be combined with group discounts. If DDD is part of your journey, this is your moment. 🎟️ exploreddd.com #DDD #ExploreDDD

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Explore DDD 2026

Explore DDD 2026: Software Design Conference in Denver, Colorado, USA for Software Leaders. Practical, cutting-edge talks & workshops.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

What is 1+1? Would an AI be broken if it gave an answer other than 2? If you expect "2" you don't really understand how LLMs work. For at least two reasons. virtualgenius.com/blog/what-is...

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

A participant in an EventStorming workshop said: "..this seems quite an involved process, and this was actually the easiest one." What I said: "The complexity was already there. We just made it visible." I'm teaching a public virtual EventStorming workshop April 14-17. virtualgenius.com/workshops/

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

@dddeu.bsky.social is a must-attend event for anyone serious about software modeling & design. Plus, it's in the heart of beautiful Antwerp in June! This year I'm teaching context mapping hands-on using ContextFlow, my new OSS project. virtualgenius.com/products/con...

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

When multiple people add the same/similar event during EventStorming, don't immediately merge them. The duplicates aren't noise. They're telling you something. I'm running a public virtual EventStorming workshop April 14-17. Details: virtualgenius.com/workshops/

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Public Workshops | Virtual Genius

Join our live virtual EventStorming and Domain-Driven Design workshops. Hands-on training with expert facilitation, small cohorts, and practical exercises you can apply immediately.

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Markus Harrer @markusharrer.de · 27/10/2025

Just published under Creative Commons BY-SA: the complete slide deck from my 2022 Software Analytics workshop. A deep dive into how data can help us understand and improve software systems. I believe this is becoming even more relevant in the age of AI. speakerdeck.com/feststelltas...

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Software Analytics - Data-Driven Improvement of Software Quality

Here is the complete slidedeck of the complete workshop on Software Analytics. In this workshop we analyze data-driven software systems as well as th…

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use case driven @tpierrain.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Sara Pellegrini will talk about killing the aggregate (volume 3). #KanDDDinsky #KDDD

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avanscoperta @avanscoperta.it · 22/09/2025

About Event Sourcing & CQRS with @heimeshoff.bsky.social and @paulrayner.bsky.social in 30 minutes! youtube.com/live/4idWySy...

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Chris Simon @chrissimon.au · 30/09/2025

Have been looking forward to this talk coming out - had so much fun playing with the loopy causal loop diagrams, check it out 😀 Special thanks to @paulrayner.bsky.social for feedback and advice the night before this one! @dddeu.bsky.social #systemsthinking

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Domain-Driven Design Europe @dddeu.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

In this talk Chris Simon will demonstrate the building of a range of causal feedback loops to visualise the underlying causes of the problems. With such visualisations we can advocate for the practices of technical excellence: 🎬 buff.ly/HADjm2P

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avanscoperta @avanscoperta.it · 16/09/2025

No, don't do that! Don't build Microservices that slow it down. Join @crichardson.bsky.social to learn proven techniques for designing successful microservice architectures. December 2 - 3 - 4, 2025 Milan, Italy Sign up 👇 www.avanscoperta.it/en/training/...

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Claude Code agents handled the tedious bits while I focused on structure. Not magic, but saved me days of manual work. Full story: thepaulrayner.com/blog/2025/09/15/cleaning-up-93-grammar-paradigms-with-ai-agents/

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Cleaning up 93 grammar paradigms with AI agents

Last week I had to deal with a mess I’d been putting off for way too long. Here’s how I used AI agents to systematically clean up 93 grammar paradigms in parallel.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Early-bird pricing for my 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 (Oct 7–10) ends 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. Past attendees have called it: - “Engaging, insightful, practical” - “Interactive, fun, eye-opening” Save $200 now → ti.to/EDDD/eventst...

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Jessica Kerr @jessitron.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

3 Things the Winners Do with new tech: 1. Deeply understand it 2. Learn how to use its strengths, get around weaknesses 3. Adapt your domain to the tech. @adamhjk.me #o11yDay @honeycomb.io We have to change what we do to get the most out of the tech.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Want to send a group? We also have group discounts off both earlybird and regular tickets: 3-5 tickets: $100 off each 6+: $200 off each

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

⏰ Final call! Early bird for my 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 (Oct 7–10, 2025) expires this 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. ⚡ Save $200 per ticket before the deadline. 👉 ti.to/EDDD/eventst...

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Collaboration is hard. EventStorming makes it easier. Join my virtual workshop Oct 7–10, 2025. ⚡ Early bird ends Sept 7 — $200 off. 👉 ti.to/EDDD/eventst... Learn to model complex domains, align teams & design better solutions.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Arrived in Boston today to facilitate an in-person Big Picture EventStorming workshop tomorrow and Wednesday. Curious what unexpected connections, ‘aha’ moments, and opportunities will emerge as the shared story is visualized on the wall.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Claude Code says it's done executing the Supabase/Stripe integration implementation plan. I clear the other CC session and have agents review *actual* progress and update the plan doc.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I’ve been working exclusively in Claude Code lately. For new features, I've typically spent no more than half a day (usually much less) drafting a plan in “planning mode,” then let it evolve as I build. Small slices, lots of iteration and learning.

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

After 6 wks of tinkering in Bolt.new and Claude Code, I’m down to the last mile before releasing BINAH, my passion project. Integrating paid subscriptions via Supabase + Stripe. Launch coming soon!

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The entry in my claude.md that makes coding just that little bit more fun for me 😎 - **Task completion**: Always `say "Done"` when completing significant tasks

Setting Macbook Pro Siri voice to Australian

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Very honored to be speaking at #AdaConf 2025 this Nov in Melbourne!

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Experimenting with working with Claude Code in VSCode in two different sessions simultaneously, each working on different parts of the code base. I've been toggling between plan mode in one session while the other implements. It feels smooth so far. How has this approach worked for you?

Trying out Claude Code in VSCode with two sessions at once—one in plan mode, the other implementing. Switching between them works smoothly so far.

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Domain-Driven Design Europe @dddeu.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Here are some key tips to consider when crafting your Call for Papers (CFP) for DDD Europe: buff.ly/4gQjqmy

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ardalis (Steve Smith) @ardalis.com · 09/06/2025

Sums up most software development projects (the actually agile ones), too

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Mathias Verraes @mathiasverraes.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🧵 I’ve reviewed conference talk submissions for +10 years. Here are my tips: (Side note, I've sinned against all these tips myself 🙃)

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ardalis (Steve Smith) @ardalis.com · 08/06/2025

Excellent observation

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Cyrille Martraire @cyriux.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Feature Flag Alternatives to consider: • Better Split (of user stories) • GoF Design Patterns • Domain-Driven Design • Strangler Application Pattern • Branch By Abstraction • Circuit breaker Dorra BARTAGUIZ at #DDDEU

Dorra on stage with the screen recapitulating alternatives to feature flags

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

This presentation contains so many distilled insights and modeling wisdom. And the slides are 🤌!

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Cyrille Martraire @cyriux.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

That’s how we do Domain-Driven Design for real: @ericevans0.bsky.social can’t resist but going in-depth into learning the domain of how LLMs work, down to monosemantic and polysemantic neurons! #dddeu

Eric Evans on stage with a huge neuronal network on the screen behind him

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Cyrille Martraire @cyriux.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Thanks Tobias Goeshel for sharing your 4-month experiment of using AI agents to solve a domain problem directly! Lots of cues of what’s ahead of us, and all this thanks to last year @ericevans0.bsky.social talk! #dddeu

Tobias standing on stage in front the screen showing the picture of Eric Evan’s talk at last year DDD Europe

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Domain-Driven Design Europe @dddeu.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

In this class, you will join Eric Evans and a small group of fellow participants to work on a real-world problem. There will be a domain expert from a complex domain. You will work with the group, lead by Eric, to interview the expert, create domain models, and design a solution:

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Software Design Masterclass with Eric Evans

Eric Evans — Note: Please read the prerequisites carefully. In this class, you will join Eric Evans and a small group of fellow participants to work…

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Julien Topçu 🇲🇶🇦🇲 @julientopcu.com · 18/04/2025

A huge thank‑you to @paulrayner.bsky.social, @rebeccawb.bsky.social, @ziobrando.bsky.social, Joseph Yoder, Thomas Betts, @crichardson.bsky.social, Tobias Goeschel, Phillip Bohnenkamp and everyone we had the pleasure of connecting with, for making this event unforgettable.

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Jessica Kerr @jessitron.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Next up, @jdcarlston.bsky.social is Director of Engineering for Stack Overflow, for all their pubic sites. Domain driven design for improving AI results… #exploreDDD

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Jessica Kerr @jessitron.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

To me, conferences are like adult camp @lanooba.com #ExploreDDD

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Jessica Kerr @jessitron.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

“Nothing in my career has more positive impact than this community.” @dianamontana.bsky.social (author of Learning Systems Thinking) (y’all should come next year)

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EventStorming @eventstorming.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🔎 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗗𝗗 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿 Do you want to explore more about Domain-Driven Design? Then you can't miss Explore DDD Conference. 🎟 Early Bird tickets are available 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟭𝟰! 👉 Check it out now! exploreddd.com - Organized by @paulrayner.bsky.social - Virtual Genius LLC #domaindrivendesign #denver

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Earlybird pricing is available until Feb 14 for conference and workshop tickets. Register now at exploreddd.com to save. Sending a team or have a group coming? We have group discounts! * 5-9 tickets: $100 off per ticket * 10-19 tickets: $150 off per ticket * 20+ tickets: $200 off per ticket

Explore DDD Keynote - Alberto Brandolini

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Last chance! Register before Dec 31 to save an additional 10% on Explore DDD conference tickets

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Ted M. Young (he/him) aka @JitterTed @ted.dev · 10/12/2024

Got my ticket... Who will I see there? 👀 #DDD

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Paul Rayner @paulrayner.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Registration for Explore DDD 2025 is now open and the full schedule is up! Register before Dec 31, 2024 using code EOY2024 to receive an additional 10% off the earlybird price for conference tickets. See exploreddd.com for details. See you there?

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Explore DDD 2025

Explore DDD 2025: Domain-Driven Design Conference in Denver, Colorado, USA for Software Leaders. Practical, cutting-edge, talks & workshops.

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