Going through that process a few times before, I learned about the importance of understanding which among the many equally time consuming ways to build somethi

Going through that process a few times before, I learned about the importance of understanding which among the many equally time consuming ways to build something will give you the best tradeoffs as the product grows (or doesn't). Should a record be updated or a new version inserted? Hard or soft deletes? Creating a column for each setting or have a JSON blob? No one answer is correct for every situation. You can be future proof, ready to implement reporting/backup and restore/power user features when the time comes, or setting yourself up for pain.