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Excerpts from the Introduction:

Software design is an art, and like any art it cannot be taught and learned as a precise science, by means of theorems and formulas. We can discover principles and techniques useful to be applied throughout the process of software creation, but we probably won't ever be able to provide an exact path to follow from the real world need to the code module meant to serve that need. Like a picture or a building, a software product will include the personal touch of those who designed and developed it, something of the charisma and flair (or the lack of it) of those who contributed to its inception and growth.

There are different ways to approach software design. For the last 20 years, the software industry has known and used several methods to create its products, each with its advantages and shortcomings. The purpose of this book is to focus on a design method which has emerged and evolved over the last two decades, but has crystallized more clearly during the last few years: domain-driven design. Eric Evans has made a great contribution to this subject matter by writing down in one book much of the accumulated knowledge about domain-driven design. For a more detailed presentation of this topic, we recommend reading his book Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software, published by Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0-321-12521-5.

Many valuable insights can also be learned by following the Domain Driven Design discussion group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/domaindrivendesign

This book is only an introduction to the topic, intended to quickly give you a fundamental, but not a detailed understanding of Domain Driven Design. We just want to whet your appetite for good software design with the principles and guidelines used in the world of domain-driven design.