{"id":1323,"date":"2025-07-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/itenium\/ddd-europe-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T13:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:31:41","slug":"ddd-europe-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/itenium\/blog\/trends\/ddd-europe-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"DDD Europe 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"the-talks\">The Talks<\/h1>\n<h2 id=\"charting-the-uncharted\">Charting the Uncharted<\/h2>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.dddeurope.com\/speakers\/prem-chandrasekaran\/\">Prem Chandrasekaran<\/a><br \/> A passionate talk about the complexity of defining Bounded Contexts and subdomains in DDD. While well delivered, it mostly reinforced existing knowledge for me.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"domain-experiments\">Domain Experiments<\/h2>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.dddeurope.com\/speakers\/mike-wojtyna\/\">Mike Wojtyna<\/a><br \/> Loved this practical take on using TDD as a tool to experiment with domain models safely \u2014 a great approach to avoid full rewrites when evolving your model.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"design-patterns-for-software-diagramming\">Design Patterns for Software Diagramming<\/h2>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.dddeurope.com\/speakers\/jacqui-read\/\">Jacqui Read<\/a><br \/> One of the more directly applicable sessions! Clear and actionable tips on visual communication and software diagramming. I\u2019ll definitely adopt some of these patterns in my day-to-day work.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"improving-feature-flag-implementation\">Improving Feature Flag Implementation<\/h2>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.dddeurope.com\/speakers\/dorra-bartaguiz\/\">Dorra Bartaguiz<\/a><br \/> This one didn\u2019t quite land for me \u2014 the core message around feature flags got a bit lost in the delivery.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"team-topologies--microservices\">Team Topologies &amp; Microservices<\/h2>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.dddeurope.com\/speakers\/chris-richardson\/\">Chris Richardson<\/a><br \/> A strong reminder that microservices only thrive when paired with the right organizational design. Chris made a compelling case for using Team Topologies patterns to shift toward vertically sliced teams and improve team alignment and delivery effectiveness.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-defence-of-technical-excellence\">A Defence of Technical Excellence<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itenium-be.github.io\/blog-posts-new\/assets\/blog-images\/ddd-europe-2025-chris-simon.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 50%;\" \/><\/p>\n<div> By <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.dddeurope.com\/speakers\/chris-simon\/\">Chris Simon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2b50 My personal highlight!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chris introduced an excellent tool for visualizing reinforcing and balancing feedback loops to explain why internal software quality should never be compromised. As someone who has often had to defend technical quality in the face of budget or time pressure, this session gave me new arguments and a better mental model for those crucial conversations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"breaking-conventions-for-more-performant-models\">Breaking Conventions for More Performant Models<\/h2>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.dddeurope.com\/speakers\/cyrille-martraire\/\">Cyrille Martraire<\/a><br \/> Some interesting examples of when breaking conventions can better align your model with its bounded context \u2014 though the practical takeaways for my own work were limited.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"my-ai-learning-journey\">My AI Learning Journey<\/h2>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/2025.dddeurope.com\/speakers\/eric-evans\/\">Eric Evans<\/a><br \/> A fascinating deep dive from Eric into the world of LLMs and how companies like Anthropic shape model behavior. Academic in nature, but full of insight into how these models really work under the hood.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"final-thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/h1>\n<p>Overall, DDD Europe 2025 was a great mix of deep dives, practical tips, and renewed perspectives. Already looking forward to next year!<\/p>\n<h1>Extras<\/h1>\n<p><b>Other interesting reads<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dddeurope.com\/\">Domain Driven Design Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ddd_eu\">Official Youtube channel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, I had the opportunity to attend <strong>DDD Europe 2025<\/strong> in the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp \u2014 a few inspiring days full of insights, ideas, and engaging discussions around Domain-Driven Design, software quality, and architecture. 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