When building an application for end-users, it's essential to understand the "why" behind your idea. Especially, when you haven't chosen an external vendor tool yet, but want to start developing your application. What's the best way to approach a startup idea in architecture?

In this talk, we will discuss a code-centric approach to building an application and the pros and cons of it. We will walk through how I accidentally discovered Domain-Driven Design while building a financial tracking app, what other approaches were considered, and how to remain flexible as a developer regarding implementation details.