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Event Storming vs Behavior Driven Development

Developers should learn Event Storming when working on complex business applications, especially in microservices or domain-driven design projects, to align technical implementation with business needs meets developers should use bdd when building complex applications where clear communication between technical and business teams is critical, such as in agile projects with evolving requirements or regulatory environments needing precise documentation. Here's our take.

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Event Storming

Developers should learn Event Storming when working on complex business applications, especially in microservices or domain-driven design projects, to align technical implementation with business needs

Event Storming

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Developers should learn Event Storming when working on complex business applications, especially in microservices or domain-driven design projects, to align technical implementation with business needs

Pros

  • +It helps uncover hidden requirements, reduce misunderstandings, and facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams
  • +Related to: domain-driven-design, microservices

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Behavior Driven Development

Developers should use BDD when building complex applications where clear communication between technical and business teams is critical, such as in agile projects with evolving requirements or regulatory environments needing precise documentation

Pros

  • +It helps prevent misunderstandings by creating living documentation that describes system behavior in plain language, reduces rework from misinterpreted specs, and ensures features meet actual business needs through automated acceptance tests
  • +Related to: test-driven-development, agile-methodologies

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Event Storming if: You want it helps uncover hidden requirements, reduce misunderstandings, and facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Behavior Driven Development if: You prioritize it helps prevent misunderstandings by creating living documentation that describes system behavior in plain language, reduces rework from misinterpreted specs, and ensures features meet actual business needs through automated acceptance tests over what Event Storming offers.

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The Bottom Line
Event Storming wins

Developers should learn Event Storming when working on complex business applications, especially in microservices or domain-driven design projects, to align technical implementation with business needs

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