Wolverine + Marten: My random takes and updates

Based on your experience with Marten and Wolverine, here are some key takeaways and best practices:

1. Event Sourcing vs Document Store:

   • Use event sourcing for entities that require a temporal log (audit trails, replay capabilities).
   • For other entities, use Marten's document store feature to save plain POCOs as JSONB documents.

2. Handler Design:

   • Avoid reaching for IMessageBus.PublishAsync mid-handler; instead, return cascading messages from your handler.
   • Handlers should be pure functions that return side effects (like database operations and message publications).

3. Session Management:

   • Use IQuerySession for read-only queries to avoid change tracking issues.
   • Use IDocumentSession for read-modify-write scenarios.

4. Avoid Overusing MediatR Patterns:

   • If your handler is just delegating to a service, consider whether it's necessary or if you can simplify by writing a controller method directly.

5. Query Performance Optimization:

   • Default to query plans and only promote to compiled queries when profiling shows significant performance benefits.
   • Be cautious with bulk insert operations as they bypass inline projections; ensure your

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