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Micro-Frontend Experiment

EXPERIMENT

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.