Implementing Domain-Driven Design
Implementing Domain-Driven Design by Vaughn Vernonby Vaughn Vernon
Shares rank 19 of 21 software engineering books by recommenders
Recommended as a practical, hands-on guide to one approach to domain-driven design, with readers working through its examples.
Recommended as a practical, hands-on guide to one approach to domain-driven design, with readers working through its examples.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Practical hands-on guide to DDD
“Vernon is a practical, nuts-and-bolts DIY guide to one approach to DDD.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Worked through by readers
“I've worked through ... Implementing Domain-Driven Design”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Breaking the Spell of Vibe Coding”
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The four most recommended other software engineering books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mythical Man-Monthby Frederick P. Brooks | 56 | 3 | 95% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Designing Data-Intensive Applicationsby Martin Kleppmann | 37 | 1 | 97% | 12 | — | Approved |
| A Philosophy of Software Designby John K. Ousterhout | 28 | 1 | 97% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Code Completeby Steve McConnell | 14 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Implementing Domain-Driven Designby Vaughn VernonThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I've worked through ... Implementing Domain-Driven Design”
“Vernon is a practical, nuts-and-bolts DIY guide to one approach to DDD.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.