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Who is responsible for building state in your Event-Driven Architecture? If the answer is "every consumer," you're creating a system that…
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Who is responsible for building state in your Event-Driven Architecture? If the answer is "every consumer," you're creating a system that is inefficient, complex, and hard to maintain.
In this deep-dive, our Managing Partner Kris Van Vlaenderen introduces the "Shift-Left" pattern for state management. By moving the responsibility of state creation from the many consumers to the single data-owning producer, you unlock huge benefits:
✅ Drastically simplified consumer logic.
✅ Improved data quality and consistency.
✅ A more scalable and maintainable architecture.
This is a powerful pattern for any team looking to build a mature and efficient EDA.
Learn the "Shift-Left" approach in detail 👇
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Business Events vs. State Events: A "Shift-Left" Pattern for Scalable EDA | Cymo
https://cymo.eu/insights/business-events-vs-state-events-a-shift-left-pattern-for-scalable-eda
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