{"product_id":"9798868832031","title":"AI Meets Domain-Driven Design Building Correct, Scalable Software Through Better Specifications","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAI Meets Domain-Driven Design\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBuilding Correct, Scalable Software Through Better Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnnegret Junker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Software Development \u0026amp; Engineering \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost development teams have experimented with AI-generated code, only to encounter a familiar pattern and outputs that appear correct at first glance but fail to hold up under real-world scrutiny. These systems often miss domain nuances, overlook critical business rules, and produce APIs that unravel under expert review. The issue isn’t the model or the prompt—it’s the lack of strong, well-defined specifications. This book addresses this gap by combining artificial intelligence with Domain-Driven Design, showing how AI can enhance, not replace, rigorous design thinking. Through the Synergetic Blueprint, a structured approach that guides teams from business intent to fully functioning, tested, and documented software, the book positions AI as a collaborator that improves speed, consistency, and quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrounded in real research, the book follows a running example, such as CookWithUs, a recipe-sharing platform that developed across multiple iterations, to demonstrate how richer domain artefacts lead to better AI outcomes. Across seventeen chapters, readers are taken through the complete software lifecycle, including North Star definition, Wardley Mapping, Domain Storytelling, EventStorming, Context Mapping, and Domain Modeling, culminating in EXACT Coding—a practical, test-driven workflow for AI-assisted implementation. With contributions from industry practitioners and a strong emphasis on real-world application, this book equips readers with a proven, end-to-end methodology for building reliable, domain-driven systems while keeping human expertise firmly at the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou Will:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn to use the Synergetic Blueprint, a 12-step process from North Star to running software, as the structured context that makes AI output domain-coherent rather than generically plausible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerate first-draft Wardley Maps and Capability Maps, seeding EventStorming sessions, proposing Context Map integration patterns, and deriving OpenAPI and AsyncAPI contracts from domain artefacts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild and maintain a living Ubiquitous Language with AI as a consistency guardian — detecting drift, flagging ambiguity, and keeping every artefact from Domain Story to API contract aligned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is for: Enterprise architects and Software architects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnegret Junker is a software architect and Domain-Driven Design practitioner with over 30 years of experience in software development across automotive, insurance, logistics, and financial services domains. She holds a PhD in engineering and is a regular speaker at international software architecture conferences including DDD Europe. She is the author of Mastering Domain-Driven Design and DDD Toolbox (BPB Publications) and co-author of Crafting Great APIs with Domain-Driven Design (Apress, 2025). Her work focuses on the intersection of collaborative modeling, API design, and AI-assisted software development — the territory this book explores in depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApress\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApress\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798868832031\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51691699044492,"sku":"9798868832031","price":58.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798868832031","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}