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Microservices are a tax your startup probably can't afford
Why splitting your codebase too early can quietly destroy your team’s velocity — and what to do instead.
Oleg Pustovit builds products with early-stage startups, and his own tools in the open. Projects, experiments and writing.
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Why splitting your codebase too early can quietly destroy your team’s velocity — and what to do instead.
In 2025, playing your own music on an iPhone is surprisingly hard, unless you pay Apple or navigate a maze of limitations. So I built my own player from scratch, with full text search, iCloud support, …