Week 6 – The Lifecycle of a Domain Object
We will be discussing Chapter 6: The Lifecycle of a Domain Object. This chapter dives into how domain objects live — from their creation through state changes to eventual retirement. I found several parts particularly insightful. “An AGGREGATE is a cluster of associated objects that we treat as a unit for the purpose of data changes.” I love how this encapsulates not just grouping, but transactional consistency too. It’s not about objects sitting together, it’s about managing invariants collectively. ...