tl;dr: WAFL stands for “Well Architected, Functionally Limited.” The idea behind a WAFL is to create (or recreate) the basic functionality of a project in a co

tl;dr: WAFL stands for “Well Architected, Functionally Limited.” The idea behind a WAFL is to create (or recreate) the basic functionality of a project in a codebase that can scale. The WAFL approach is right when: - You have found product-market fit. - You’ve accumulated enough technical debt that iterating on new ideas quickly is a challenge. - Your app is feature-rich, and you want to validate your assumptions about what’s really important.