The document discusses CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) and event sourcing patterns for building distributed applications. CQRS separates commands, which change data, from queries, which read data. Event sourcing records all state changes as a sequence of immutable events. This allows reconstructing any past state and enables easy distribution of data. The document provides examples of how event sourcing and CQRS can be implemented using event stores, event projections, and read models to support both commands and queries independently.