So, you’ve decided it’s time to build custom middleware to power your Shopify brand’s unique needs. Perhaps you need to integrate with an exotic ERP that doesn't offer a native app, or you have a complex subscription flow that cannot be accommodated by an off-the-shelf solution.
It turns out, mapping the business requirements is just half the battle. Once you’re done, you're still left with a million decisions to make:
Where should you host your code?
What's the best architecture, a monolith or microservices?
Should your software run on a fixed cadence or respond to webhooks?
How do you guarantee data integrity and consistency?
In our latest article, our Nicolò rounds up some of the best practices we’ve developed over the years to design and scale high-throughput middleware software for our Shopify clients, answering these and other crucial questions.
Happy building!
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