February 25-27, 2026
Montreal, Canada
Event Sourcing without Dogma - Slaying Aggregates & Entities
Event Sourcing appears complex because it's often presented with unnecessary DDD patterns and specialized databases. This talk returns to first principles, showing Event Sourcing as a simple, natural approach that mirrors how living systems handle information. You'll learn to implement Event Sourcing using only basic data structures and standard storage. Let’s move this powerful pattern from niche to mainstream development.
Ralf Westphal
Ralf Westphal is an independent trainer and consultant specializing in long-term productivity in the age of AI, and preparing teams for the challenges of a VUCA world.
With nearly 40 years of industry experience, he co-founded in 2008 the largest German Clean Code initiative, which has grown to over 5,000 members.
Since 1997, Ralf has contributed extensively to magazines, books, and blogs, and regularly speaks at developer conferences across Germany, Europe, and beyond.
