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> ... it'll solve the problem of scale at that point without needing to make huge changes.

This is incorrect. It's a common mistake to pre-optimise for a future that may never come. I call it "What-If Engineering".

You should always just build a monolith and scale it out as and when you understand what it is that needs scaling. Choosing the right languages and frameworks is where you need to put your effort. Not K8s.

https://martinfowler.com/bliki/MonolithFirst.html




What you say is true, but that is how insurance works - you pay a premium for "What if something unexpected happens", there is a 9 nines chance that it'd not happen but still we keep paying. K8s is similar.




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