Trends Report

The Temptation Of Micro Frontends

Separate Your Architecture When It Makes Sense, Not When It Sounds Cool

May 23rd, 2022
Andrew Cornwall, Senior Analyst
Andrew Cornwall Senior Analyst
With contributors:
Chris Gardner , David Mooter , Zachary Stone , Kara Hartig

Summary

With the growing popularity of microservices, front-end developers have been wondering if they can take advantage of similar architectures. Can monolithic front ends be separated into UI fragments that individual teams deliver on their own schedules with their own technology stacks? It turns out they can, but with some caveats. Front-end development has unique challenges and dependencies that back-end systems can ignore. Read this report to find out if a micro-frontend architecture is appropriate — or whether it will cause you more trouble than it’s worth.

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