Mathias Verraes
@mathiasverraes.bsky.social
Student of Systems
Consultant @ https://aardling.eu
Curator @ https://dddeurope.com
Author @ https://verraes.net
Consultant @ https://aardling.eu
Curator @ https://dddeurope.com
Author @ https://verraes.net
It's the 10th anniversary of this joke. I originally posted it on Twitter, and I felt it deserved a new home. It has been quoted in books, presentations, academic lectures, and t-shirts, and it's probably the only thing I'll be remembered for 🤣
August 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It's the 10th anniversary of this joke. I originally posted it on Twitter, and I felt it deserved a new home. It has been quoted in books, presentations, academic lectures, and t-shirts, and it's probably the only thing I'll be remembered for 🤣
"Celebrate incoherence. Being comfortable with uncertainty is a superpower"
June 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"Celebrate incoherence. Being comfortable with uncertainty is a superpower"
"People just want to see their part of the model, not the whole thing" @johncutle.fish #dddeu
June 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
"People just want to see their part of the model, not the whole thing" @johncutle.fish #dddeu
Now Xin Yao and John Cutler at DDD Europe on "Modelling Stories of the Beautiful Mess", starting with a refresher on Complexity Theory and the link with DDD.
June 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Now Xin Yao and John Cutler at DDD Europe on "Modelling Stories of the Beautiful Mess", starting with a refresher on Complexity Theory and the link with DDD.
Move back and forth between real world domain and generic implementation.
June 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Move back and forth between real world domain and generic implementation.
Quoting Jim Coplien's DDDEU 2016 talk.
June 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Quoting Jim Coplien's DDDEU 2016 talk.
If things are moving, our natural instinct is to hold still
June 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
If things are moving, our natural instinct is to hold still
Now at @dddeu.bsky.social, Chris Richardson talking about the relationship between Team topologies and the microservice architecture
June 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Now at @dddeu.bsky.social, Chris Richardson talking about the relationship between Team topologies and the microservice architecture
Closing keynote on life critical systems and failures at Boeing at Domain-Driven Design Europe.
June 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Closing keynote on life critical systems and failures at Boeing at Domain-Driven Design Europe.
Now Tobias Goeshel "How to train your domain model", starting by explaining why he's a genAI sceptic. (Research shows it basically makes dumber, energy cost, hallucinations etc) but is still curious on ways it could serve us. #dddeu @dddeu.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Now Tobias Goeshel "How to train your domain model", starting by explaining why he's a genAI sceptic. (Research shows it basically makes dumber, energy cost, hallucinations etc) but is still curious on ways it could serve us. #dddeu @dddeu.bsky.social
Gas pedal is a leaky abstraction. Name it after the purpose. Get the naming and the little things right. You reduce cognitive load this way.
June 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Gas pedal is a leaky abstraction. Name it after the purpose. Get the naming and the little things right. You reduce cognitive load this way.
A structural model is not enough to show architectural style. You need a dynamic model to show how it behaves in terms of speed and scale.
June 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A structural model is not enough to show architectural style. You need a dynamic model to show how it behaves in terms of speed and scale.
We must understand how our diverse applications are different. Domain modelling is essential.
June 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We must understand how our diverse applications are different. Domain modelling is essential.
Gregor Hope at Donain-Driven Design Europe: "Shift left has become pile up left. Architect cognitive load goes up." @dddeu.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Gregor Hope at Donain-Driven Design Europe: "Shift left has become pile up left. Architect cognitive load goes up." @dddeu.bsky.social
Organising the DDD Europe, Data Mesh Live, and EventCentric conferences in the same week means a lot of scheduling puzzles to solve...
March 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Organising the DDD Europe, Data Mesh Live, and EventCentric conferences in the same week means a lot of scheduling puzzles to solve...
My vacuum cleaner is sending 3 notifications a day, but when I open the app it has no messages. I think it doesn't have anyone to be hang out with over the holidays.
December 28, 2024 at 7:03 AM
My vacuum cleaner is sending 3 notifications a day, but when I open the app it has no messages. I think it doesn't have anyone to be hang out with over the holidays.