I think there is a general misunderstanding of CQRS. What you're explaining here is CQS (Command and Query separation) where commands and queries can still life in the same system. CQRS (Command and Query Responsibility Segregation) takes this one step further and completely isolates commands from queries. Usually putting them in separate systems.
CQS = software design pattern
CQRS = software architecture pattern
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That is not strictly true. What CQRS mandates is the separation of read and write models, often achieved by having separate data models or databases optimized for reads and writes. While it is common to take this further by separating the processes…
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