[Verse 1] Starting small with just a dream and laptop screen Monolith's your friend when engineers are lean One database, one server, keep it clean Don't architect for Google when you're just fifteen [Pre-Chorus] Every founder wants to plan for millions But premature scaling kills the billions [Chorus] Simple Start, Smart Grow, that's the golden rule Scale when pain points show, don't play the fool YAGNI whispers "you ain't gonna need it yet" Simple Start, Smart Grow, place your safest bet [Verse 2] Microservices sound so sleek and wise But debugging cross-service calls brings tears to eyes Kubernetes can wait, Docker's fine for now Horizontal splits can happen later, somehow [Pre-Chorus] Every CTO wants distributed glory But complexity writes a tragic story [Chorus] Simple Start, Smart Grow, that's the golden rule Scale when pain points show, don't play the fool YAGNI whispers "you ain't gonna need it yet" Simple Start, Smart Grow, place your safest bet [Bridge] Postgres handles more than you might think Before you shard, step back from the brink Load balancer beats rewriting code Cache the queries that slow your load Monitor first, then optimize the pain Technical debt's not always shame [Verse 3] When response times crawl and users complain That's when scaling architecture brings the gain Read replicas before you split the core Vertical scaling opens many doors [Final Chorus] Simple Start, Smart Grow, wisdom for the wise Scale when metrics show your system's cries YAGNI whispers "solve today's real need" Simple Start, Smart Grow, plant the perfect seed [Outro] Ten engineers or less, keep complexity tame Build for tomorrow but win today's game
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