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title: "What Event Sourcing Changed in My Head"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-event-sourcing-changed-in-my-head-6oew5wb1a
source_url: https://sylverstudios.dev/blog/2026/05/12/event-sourcing-elixir-conf
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source: "ElixirStatus"
published: 2026-05-12T11:59:23.040Z
updated: 2026-05-12T11:59:43.417Z
tags: ["architecture", "elixir", "domain-driven-design"]
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# What Event Sourcing Changed in My Head

**[ElixirStatus](https://daily.dev/sources/elixirstatus)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A reflection on how practicing Event Sourcing changed the author's mental model for problem-solving. Rather than jumping straight to data modeling (CRUD thinking), ES forces deeper interrogation of user actions and outcomes before deciding on a technical approach. The key insight is that the value lies in the process of evaluating whether to use CRUD or events, not in which pattern wins — leading to better understanding of user problems and richer vocabulary for discussing them. The author's ElixirConf 2025 talk on the subject is now available on YouTube.

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