Part 5: Advanced Topics

This part covers advanced EventCore patterns and techniques for building sophisticated event-sourced systems. These topics build on the foundations from previous parts.

Chapters in This Part

1. Schema Evolution - Evolving events and commands over time
2. Event Versioning - Managing event format changes
3. Long-Running Processes - Sagas and process managers
4. Distributed Systems - Multi-service event sourcing
5. Performance Optimization - Scaling EventCore applications

What You’ll Learn

• Handle schema changes gracefully
• Version events and commands safely
• Implement complex business processes
• Scale across multiple services
• Optimize for high performance

Prerequisites

• Completed Parts 1-4
• Production experience with EventCore recommended
• Understanding of distributed systems concepts helpful

Complexity Level

These topics are advanced and assume solid understanding of event sourcing principles and EventCore fundamentals.

Time to Complete

• Reading: ~60 minutes
• With implementation: ~4 hours

Ready for advanced topics? Let’s start with Schema Evolution →