EXPERIMENT
Micro-Frontend Experiment
Implemented Next.js multi-zone architecture, then removed it after discovering 77% performance degradation
Situation
Micro-frontend was proposed by executives at work place. Wanted to research micro-frontend patterns for both blog content and a production application at work.
The Experiment
- Implemented Next.js multi-zone
- Split app into independent zones
- Tested real-world performance
Findings
- Full page reload on route transitions (SPA → MPA regression)
- Lost client-side routing benefits
- Complexity not justified for portfolio scale
- 77% potential degradation risk identified
Decision: Reversal
Removed multi-zone architecture after 1 day
Professional Impact
Used this experimental evidence to challenge executive proposal for micro-frontend at work, preventing costly architectural mistake.