From MVP to Mission-Critical: Scaling Patterns
Design with slim payloads, indexed queries, and server-side filtering. Favor reusable data views and debounced actions. Profile frequently and watch for chatty integrations. What metric alerted you earliest to performance trouble—latency, throughput, or user frustration reports?
From MVP to Mission-Critical: Scaling Patterns
Wrap external systems behind stable APIs, define contracts, and version carefully. Use retries with idempotency for resilience. Document failure modes plainly. Which integration surprised you with hidden variability, and how did you stabilize it without slowing delivery?