DDD: The Obvious Thing — Domain Is the Driver, Technology Is the Means

DDD: The Obvious Thing — Domain Is the Driver, Technology Is the Means

The lathe doesn’t tell the machinist where to put the shaft. The oscilloscope doesn’t tell the electrical engineer where to route the signal. The crane doesn’t tell the civil engineer where to put the walls. Every mature engineering discipline figured this out early and never looked back: the physical problem drives the design. The tools are means, not ends. Software was the exception — and for a remarkably long time. …

May 22, 2026 · 5 min · 917 words · Gonzalo Contento