Building a Micro-Frontend Application with React

Introduction

In this article, we will explore the basics of what a micro-frontend is and learn how to implement one using React. A micro-frontend treats a web app as a composition of features owned by different, independent teams with different missions. Each team works end-to-end, from databases to the UI.

Best Practices for Micro-Frontends

1. Isolate Team Code: Each team should develop its features as an independent app, without using a shared state or depending on global variables.
2. Build a Resilient Web App: Each independent team should implement resilient features; even if JavaScript is not enabled or fails, the feature should still work.
3. Deployment and Security: Micro-frontends allow for separating a single body into individual pieces that can be deployed independently.

React's Role in Micro-Frontend Architecture

React enables the development of components and supports a modular approach in web development, which is beneficial for developing micro-frontends.

Implementing a Micro-Frontend

1. Create the necessary components and update them to use in the application.
2. Build the page in the app and update the component.
3. Turn components of the application into micro-frontends so that other applications can consume them.

By following these steps and best practices, you can successfully build and implement a micro-frontend application using React.