Microfrontends: Microservices for the Frontend

Microfrontends extend the microservice architecture to the frontend, allowing different teams to independently manage and deploy distinct components of a user interface, similar to how microservices operate in the backend. This approach provides autonomy and scalability for development teams, enabling more frequent updates without extensive coordination. However, challenges such as ensuring a fast and responsive UI, maintaining consistent styling, and managing inter-component communication must be addressed. Microfrontends can be rendered using either server-side or client-side methods, each with its tools and frameworks, such as Server Side Includes, iframes, and custom elements. Despite offering increased flexibility, microfrontends require careful design and are better suited for projects with established frontends rather than new, untested ones.