https://johanbasson.net/tags/clean-architecture/ Recent content in Clean-Architecture on Johan Basson Hugo en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://johanbasson.net/posts/build-api-from-domain-outwards/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://johanbasson.net/posts/build-api-from-domain-outwards/ <p>When building backend services, it is very easy to start with the framework.</p> <p>Create the controller.</p> <p>Generate the database entity.</p> <p>Add the repository.</p> <p>Then somewhere between HTTP requests and database tables, try to find a place where the business logic fits.</p> <p>I have built many systems this way.</p> <p>It works.</p> <p>Until it doesn&rsquo;t.</p> <p>Over time I have started moving in the opposite direction:</p> <p>Start with the domain.</p> <p>Everything else is just an adapter.</p>