The Arcadia Editions Series
The Fictional Company I Built to Explore Event-Driven Architecture
A fictional board game retailer built to explore event-driven architecture end-to-end. Domain discovery, flow modeling, API generation, and running Spring Boot services - all in the open.
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#02 DDD Problem Space vs Solution Space
The solution space is your business. But only if it needs to be discovered. If it is already known, you are not building a business, you are building a commodity.
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#03 Event Storming Arcadia Editions: Discovering the Order Flow
For Arcadia Editions during a launch, the failure paths are the normal cases. This is what Event Storming looks like when the domain actually demands it.
Latest Articles
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DDD In Practice: From Ubiquitous Language DSL to Complete Spring-Boot Kotlin Project
How to use ZenWave SDK to implement DDD principles in practice, from Event Storming discoveries to a complete Spring Boot Kotlin project using ZDL as Ubiquitous Language.
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Apicurio Registry Maven Plugin: CLI Mode and Autoconfiguration
Three upstream fixes that make the Apicurio Registry Maven Plugin work from the CLI with minimal configuration
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AsyncAPI Studio: From Single File to Real World Usage
AsyncAPI Studio was previously a single in-memory file editor. This prevented using relative $refs to external .avsc Avro files. This new contribution now tracks the document source, resolves relative references, and can read and write files directly to disk using the browser's File System Access API when working with a local folder.
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AsyncAPI Shopping Cart: From Event Contract to Running EDA
How to define an AsyncAPI + Avro contract and derive Kafka producers/consumers for a multi-module event-driven application.
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Order Fulfillment (Kotlin): From Ubiquitous Language to Running Service
How to use a DSL to catpure the Ubiquitous Language and derive a full backend service from it.
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Clinical Tool Modulith (JPA): From Multiple Bounded Contexts to One Modular Monolith
How to derive a modular monolith from multiple bounded contexts, each modeled in DSL, and generate aligned APIs and implementation.
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Recent Talks
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Arquitecturas EDA con Spring Modulith y AsyncAPI - Codemotion 25
Cómo diseñar e implementar arquitecturas orientadas a eventos usando Spring Modulith y AsyncAPI, presentado en Codemotion 2025.
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Event-Driven Architectures with Spring Modulith and AsyncAPI (Spring I/O 2025)
How to build event-driven architectures using Spring Modulith and AsyncAPI, combining modular monolith patterns with async contract-first design.
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AsyncAPI: Full Code Generation for Java with ZenWave SDK
A deep dive into full code generation for Java from AsyncAPI definitions using ZenWave SDK, covering producers, consumers, and contract testing.
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Artículos en Español
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DDD en la Práctica: De Lenguaje Ubícuo en DSL a Proyecto Completo de Spring Boot con Kotlin
En este artículo exploraremos cómo utilizar ZenWave360 para generar un proyecto completo de Spring Boot con Kotlin a partir de un modelo DSL de Lenguaje Ubicuo.
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Spring Boot con Kotlin frente a Java: Comparativa práctica y guía de integración empresarial
Análisis práctico del desarrollo con Spring Boot usando Kotlin frente a Java, comparando sintaxis, productividad e integración con herramientas como OpenAPI, AsyncAPI y Avro en un entorno empresarial.
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Evitando el API Drift en APIs asincronas con AsyncAPI y ZenWave SDK
Evita errores y pérdida de alineación en tus APIs asíncronas. Descubre cómo AsyncAPI y ZenWave SDK pueden ayudarte a prevenir el API Drift mediante generación de código automatizada y buenas prácticas DevOps.
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