As you say, some tradeoffs are free, others aren't. One mistake I made is introducing a complex state management solution early on (NGRX); it had many benefits

As you say, some tradeoffs are free, others aren't. One mistake I made is introducing a complex state management solution early on (NGRX); it had many benefits for code quality and overall FE architecture, but it also introduced additional layers, which required more code here and there for all details. Entities that we get back are stored separately, then put together through selectors when they're needed on a screen. And all that jazz does take time & energy. The net result is data consistency across components/screens (which is great), separation of concerns and clean code (cool), but at the code of slower development. Even though, as I'm writing this, I also think about the alternative. Not having it means having less structure, maybe more issues to fix everywhere due to the lack of consistency, etc. It's not a choice that I can weigh easily, even now. I knew the tech already, used it in production before, and it still wasn't easy after all. Details details ^^