Advanced Micro Frontends: Multi-Version and Multi-Framework Scenarios

How can you safely run different frameworks and versions in one app? This talk reveals the advanced micro frontend architecture that makes it possible.

#1about 2 minutes

Understanding micro frontends and team autonomy

Micro frontends split a large application into independent parts to give teams autonomy and restore the agility of a small team.

#2about 3 minutes

Integrating micro frontends with module federation

Module federation enables a shell application to dynamically load remote micro frontends at runtime and share common library dependencies.

#3about 3 minutes

Navigating multi-version and multi-framework challenges

Independent teams, company mergers, or gradual migrations can lead to multiple framework versions, which may cause conflicts due to private API dependencies.

#4about 5 minutes

Using web components to abstract framework details

Wrapping micro frontends in web components creates a standardized, framework-agnostic abstraction layer for easier integration.

#5about 3 minutes

Loading abstracted components with module federation

Exposing web components via module federation allows the shell to dynamically load them while sharing dependencies when versions match or loading new versions on demand.

#6about 4 minutes

Demonstrating a multi-version and multi-framework app

A live demonstration shows an application integrating different versions of Angular, React, Vue, and AngularJS, highlighting challenges like nested routing.

#7about 2 minutes

Considering alternatives to micro frontends

Alternative architectures like monoliths, monorepos, or using iframes involve trade-offs between team autonomy and managing version complexity.

#8about 2 minutes

Understanding the organizational cost of this architecture

Adopting a micro frontend architecture requires a dedicated platform team to provide guidelines, helper functions, and workarounds for stream-aligned teams.

#9about 2 minutes

Key takeaways for building multi-version frontends

The solution combines web components for abstraction, federation for dynamic loading, and a platform team for support to successfully manage multi-version architectures.