Pro Tip: Map Out Failure States Before Writing Integration Code to Avoid Costly Mistakes

Pro tip I wish someone had told me earlier: map out your failure states before you write a single line of integration code. What happens if the source system is down? What if the destination rejects the payload? What if you hit a rate limit mid-batch? Having answers to these up front will save you so much pain later. Learn from my very expensive mistakes. 🐟