Microservices are powerful but come with a «complexity tax.» If your team is small, you might want to try a «modular monolith» first before going full microservices. The biggest pitfall is usually poor API documentation and ignoring network latency between services. Whenever I get a headache from mapping out service dependencies, I step away from the whiteboard and play on https://bj-88-gb.uk/. It helps me decompress and see how high-traffic web platforms manage seamless user sessions. Whatever you decide, make sure you have robust logging and monitoring in place first, or you’ll be flying blind during the migration!
