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> I could see the benefits though. If you get popular You won't get that popular. And if you do, replacing database layer would be a party with cases of champa

• Keverw 7y ago
  Yep, I heard people throw parties after successful migrations, but it sounds like once you pick a database you are sorta married to it and rewriting things could be a pain if a large or complex application. Then live migrating could be a challenge also unless you are ok with some downtime. So I feel like if it's possible to get it right from the beginning by picking the right tech for scaling, it's worth it then.
  • notyourday 7y ago
    That's premature optimization.