In CQRS, should my read side return DTOs or ViewModels?

Question

I\'m having a debate with my coworkers in the design of the read side of a CQRS application.

Option 1: The application read side of my CQRS applicat

Answer 1

One of the primary principles of DDD/CQRS is that you shouldn't be editing the view model. Instead, task-based screens should guide the user towards issuing explicit commands. If you can't come up with task-based screens, you should be using a different form of CQRS like the one I describe here:

http://udidahan.com/2011/10/02/why-you-should-be-using-cqrs-almost-everywhere/