Business applications require deep knowledge of the domain, including domain objects, principles, and patterns. However, insights from the pattern community have largely remained focused on technical issues rather than application-level challenges. This book addresses this gap by demonstrating how to integrate pattern ideas into business applications, featuring over 20 structural and behavioral business patterns based on the REA (resources, events, agents) framework. Developers working on business frameworks can utilize these patterns to derive appropriate abstractions, such as business objects, and ensure that meta-rules, like process patterns, are adhered to by application developers. For application developers, these patterns aid in designing business applications that comply with domain rules and facilitate adaptations to evolving requirements without altering the overall architecture. This approach promotes more flexible and robust software architectures, ultimately enhancing software quality. The book has received praise for its breadth and depth, with notable endorsements highlighting its insightful modeling examples and its potential to revolutionize business modeling by prioritizing change-resilient and reusable business models.
