Meet Harmony: A practical solution for composability
Blog post from Bit
Harmony, an open-source library launched by Bit, aims to simplify the integration of decentralized software architectures by composing independent business features into unified platforms. This approach addresses the complexities associated with microservices and micro-frontends, such as operational complexity and performance bottlenecks, by promoting composability, which enhances performance, user experience, and maintainability. Harmony supports both Node.js and browser environments, allowing developers to use standard technologies like React and Node.js for building components that can be seamlessly integrated into shell applications. It offers a declarative API-centric approach for integrating features, known as "Aspects," which facilitates flexible and risk-free deployments. By providing a platform for composing frontend and backend components, Harmony ensures consistent behavior and simplifies the scaling of applications while supporting diverse tech stacks and encouraging strategic standardization. Additionally, Bit's framework allows for the creation of independent workspaces, granting developers the autonomy to build and release features according to their specific organizational needs.