Micro Front Ends with Josh Thomas on Web Rush #176

Josh Thomas helps explain Micro Front Ends. Why are they simpler? What issues are micro front ends solving? Whether they're a good option for existing projects or more for new apps? And how do micro front ends work with the mobile web?

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const podcast = { 
  episode: 176,
  title: 'Micro Front Ends',
  topics: [ 
    'front end', 'mobile', 'federation'
  ],
  guest: 'Josh Thomas'
  hosts: [
    'John Papa','Craig Shoemaker'
  ]
};

Recording date: March 10, 2022

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Josh Thomas @Jthoms1

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Timejumps

  • 02:06 Guest introduction
  • 04:05 What is Micro Front Ends?
  • 04:37 Why is it simpler?
  • 06:25 What challenge or issue is this solving?
  • 07:30 Is it a good option for existing projects or for new apps?
  • 08:28 Sponsor: Ionic
  • 09:00 What is greenfield vs brownfield?
  • 11:57 What do you pass to micro front ends?
  • 15:15 How do you decide when to break something apart?
  • 16:48 What are some of the difficulties in doing this?
  • 17:54 Sponsor: Ag Grid
  • 18:53 How does this apply in the mobile web?
  • 20:27 What is modular federation?
  • 25:46 Does it happen for marketing reasons?
  • 30:39 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.