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Explore DDD 2026 is an in-person Domain-Driven Design conference held in Denver, USA, from September 21–25, 2026. The first two days are pre-conference workshops, followed by three days of the main conference. It is aimed at people who shape software for complex domains, including architects, engineers, technical leads, product managers, designers, testers, domain experts, and platform engineers. Strictly speaking, it is not a software development tool, but rather a professional event in the developer tools category focused on methodology, architectural practice, and community learning.
The conference focuses on DDD, modern modeling, microservices, sociotechnical systems, and the impact of AI on software design and architecture. A key feature is that each time slot lets attendees choose between expert talks and hands-on workshops, with up to five parallel tracks covering areas such as foundational DDD, advanced DDD, agentic coding, sociotechnical practices, and DDD with testing. A major highlight for 2026 is the newly added Design Storm: attendees will work with real public water resource management data and be grouped by experience into four cohorts—Headwaters, Watershed, Rapids, and Uncharted Waters—to model under real-world complexity and uncertainty, with the option to explore working code using intelligent coding agents.
Conference tickets use tiered pricing: Early Bird tickets at $1,295 are sold out, Regular tickets are $1,495, and later prices rise to $1,795 and $1,995. The two-day pre-conference workshops are sold separately, with Regular pricing at $2,095. Teams buying more than 5 tickets can receive a per-ticket discount of $100–$200 depending on the number of tickets purchased. The official site provides [email protected] for team discounts, sponsorship, and general inquiries. Some past keynotes and talks are available to watch for free on YouTube, but workshops and Design Storm are not offered as video substitutes, as the event emphasizes the value of in-person co-creation.
Its strengths are its very focused positioning, making it suitable for deep exploration of complex business-domain modeling; its balance of talks and practice, rather than passive conference attendance only; the participation of DDD community figures such as Eric Evans, which adds professional appeal; and its 225-person cap, which helps encourage interaction. Downsides include the high price, while in-person attendance in the US creates additional costs for Chinese users such as flights, visas, and accommodation. In the captured text, the schedule and speaker pages were still showing as Loading, and the workshop lineup had not been fully announced. It also does not provide an API, SDK, self-hosting option, or open-source capabilities, so it cannot be evaluated like a software tool.
It is suitable for teams and individuals working on complex business systems who want to study DDD and architectural modeling systematically, especially architects, senior engineers, and technical product roles. Whether users in China can access the official website cannot be determined from the text alone. YouTube content is generally subject to access restrictions in mainland China, and payment methods have not been disclosed. If budget or travel is a constraint, alternatives to consider include DDD Europe, QCon, GOTO Conference, or domestic conferences related to software architecture and domain modeling.
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