Bounded contexts
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In this lesson
find boundaries from language and ownership.
Planned topics
- A bounded context is the area where one model and one language are consistent.
- Find it by listening: where words change meaning, or where teams and experts differ.
- The database schema is a poor guide; tables reflect past decisions, not the business.
- A context map shows how contexts relate: upstream/downstream, customer/supplier, anti-corruption layer.
- A service often matches one context; a context may also stay a module in a monolith.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a context map of Shop: Catalog, Ordering, Inventory, Payments, Notifications, with arrows showing who depends on whom.
Check your understanding
Where do bounded contexts come from, schema or language?
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Language and ownership.
Practice
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