seniorClean Architecture
Handling Evolution: Changing the Database.
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Short answer
Clean Architecture makes database migration a matter of creating a new Adapter and swapping it at the Composition Root.
Deep explanation
Imagine you want to move from MongoDB to DynamoDB. In a clean system, you create a DynamoUserRepository that implements the UserRepository interface. You don't touch your RegisterUserUseCase. Once the new adapter is tested, you change one line in your main.ts file.
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