Understanding Aggregates in Domain-Driven Design

Aggregates, as discussed in the podcast, serve as a crucial solution to a variety of interconnected system problems. The concept of aggregates evolves over time and requires a shift towards representing them as process-based, temporal, and event-driven models. By centralizing closely related business rules within an object or function, individuals can begin enforcing invariance, a critical property of aggregates. Focusing on consolidating business rules and making illegal states unrepresentable can significantly enhance the effectiveness of aggregate implementation in system design.