By Tarun Nagar
Hi everyone,
I’m planning a migration from a traditional monolithic ecommerce platform to a microservices and headless architecture setup, and I’d love to hear from the community about your experiences and best practices. Specifically, I’m looking for insights on:
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Strategies for breaking down a monolithic ecommerce system into microservices without disrupting ongoing operations.
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Best approaches for implementing a headless frontend while keeping backend services modular and scalable.
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Challenges you’ve faced with data consistency, API management, or system integrations during this transition.
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Recommended tools, frameworks, or patterns that have worked well in similar migrations.
I’m exploring this as part of improving processes in e-commerce app development, so practical advice, real-world examples, and lessons learned would be greatly appreciated.
Looking forward to your guidance and shared experiences!
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