domainoriented

Domain-oriented is an approach to software development that places the domain—the real-world area a system is intended to model—at the center of design and implementation. It emphasizes capturing domain knowledge as a formal model and using that model to guide architecture, data structures, and behavior. The term is closely related to domain-driven design (DDD); while DDD provides a set of tactics for handling complexity, domain-oriented work centers on aligning software with the domain concepts and the language used by stakeholders. The goal is to create software whose structure expresses domain concepts plainly and supports business objectives.

Practices commonly associated with domain-oriented work include building a domain model with entities, value objects, aggregates, and domain services; adopting a ubiquitous language shared by domain experts and developers; and organizing the system into bounded contexts with explicit integration rules. The core domain logic remains central, while infrastructure and user interfaces are designed to support it. Techniques such as event sourcing, domain events, and repositories may be used to model changes and persist state. Benefits include improved alignment with business needs, clearer communication, and greater adaptability to change; drawbacks may include upfront modeling effort and the risk of overengineering if the domain is not well understood.

See also: Domain-driven design, domain model, bounded context, ubiquitous language.