Domain concept
A domain concept is an idea, entity, action, rule, or other meaningful element of a problem or business domain represented in software.
Architecture Modernization: Socio-technical alignment of software, strategy, and structure
A domain concept is a meaningful concept representing business knowledge within a domain or subdomain.
- How it is used
- Uses relationships between business domain concepts to shape cohesive domains, align teams and software, and improve change flow.
- How deep it goes
- Defines concepts and grouping heuristics, then stops short of prescribing a universally optimal boundary.
- Examples
- Uses loyalty accounts, loyalty points, rewards, abstract shapes, and car-delivery events to illustrate grouping and boundary choices.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate candidate groupings by tracing change-together relationships, team ownership, stakeholder interests, and uncertain boundaries.
BDD in Action, Second Edition
A business domain is the area of organizational activity, knowledge, and processes that a software solution addresses.
- How it is used
- Frames business rules and user goals as targets for solution design and acceptance testing.
- How deep it goes
- Connects domain concepts to business rules, external actors, interfaces, and evolving project knowledge without detailing implementation.
- Examples
- Uses flights, flight schedules, bookings, travelers, past-date bookings, and nonexistent flights as concrete domain examples.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate whether features and tests reflect business rules rather than merely exercising external interfaces.
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