Growing & Thriving in a Multi-model World • Alberto Brandolini • GOTO 2025

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph https://gotocph.com Alberto Brandolini - Creator of EventStorming @AlbertoBrandolini RESOURCES https://bsky.app/profile/ziobrando.bsky.social https://twitter.com/ziobrando https://github.com/ziobrando https://www.linkedin.com/in/brando http://www.avanscoperta.it/en/trainer/a-brandolini Links https://blog.avanscoperta.it https://www.avanscoperta.it/en/context-mapping https://blog.avanscoperta.it/2020/04/21/context-mapping-on-a-business-grid ABSTRACT Without a constant design effort, models will tend to rot, irresistibly attracted to the Big Ball of Mud. Partitioning the model early on could be the solution, but many forces are conspiring in the wrong direction. • How can we establish solid foundations for our software to avoid becoming bloated and unmanageable? • How can we detect the signals we need to split a model? How and where should we split? In this talk, we’ll see how practices for model decomposition need to consider the whole socio-technical stack, including architecture, domain, organization, teams and human brain, and how different strategies will fit in at different moments of our software evolution. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:44 Part 1: Good old times 06:10 Summary: Good old times 07:14 Starting with the right foot 08:11 Bounded context 11:04 Discipline isn't free 26:16 Running faster 28:44 When to split? 34:39 Detecting where to start 37:51 Multi-country 44:03 Poking the landscape 45:02 Summary 47:37 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotocph.com/2025/sessions/3866 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Alberto Brandolini & various Authors • Cronache di Domain-Driven Design (Italian Edition) • https://amzn.to/4aDGlAK Eric Evans • Domain-Driven Design • https://amzn.to/3tnGhwm Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow • https://amzn.to/2XmJEtf Charles Duhigg • The Power of Habit • https://amzn.to/4ayeHEy Andy Hunt • Pragmatic Thinking & Learning • https://amzn.to/4xBioDu Carola Lilienthal & Henning Schwentner • Domain-Driven Transformation • https://amzn.to/48CCxNR Nick Tune & Jean-Georges Perrin • Architecture Modernization • https://amzn.to/4rAIeEJ https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #SoftwareDesign #EventStorming #EventStreaming #DDD #BoundedContext #SoftwareDelivery #TodayInTech #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #AlbertoBrandolini CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1