Beyond the Hype

A relatively new architectural style for building web-based applications, micro-frontends are an extension of the popular microservices pattern where the vertical slice of functionality that a microservice provides is extended all the way to the front-end. With micro-frontends, you can more easily scale your development teams by composing applications from loosely coupled frontend components. In this month's episode, Colin is joined by Dean Kerr (Lead Developer, Scott Logic) and Sam Hogarth (Senior Software Engineer, Tesco Bank) to compare thoughts and experiences gained from many years of front-end development. Links from the podcast: Micro Frontends - Spotify Approach Iframes - Mostafa Biomee Microservice Websites - Gustaf Nilsson Kotte Webpack Module Federation Sites vs. Apps defined: the Documents-to-Applications Continuum - Aral Balkan You probably don't need a micro-frontend - Colin Eberhardt, Dean Kerr, Sam Hograth, Robat Williams, Chris Price, Chris Kurzeja

Microservices have become the standard architectural pattern for everything. It's a great and versatile pattern, but what people rarely talk about is the cost. You didn't think you got all that good stuff (polyglot, scalable, decoupled...) for free, did you? In this episode, we talk about the real-world impact of choosing this pattern and when it might not be the right choice. In this month's episode, Colin is joined by Ian Sugar (Technical Principal, Scott Logic) and Harry Bellamy (Lead Developer, Scott Logic) to compare thoughts and experiences gained from years of working with microservices and their architectural antecedents. Links from the podcast: • Microservices for Life - Ian Sugar • Code reuse in microservices architecture - with Spring Boot - Bartosz Jedrzejewski • Designing Microservice architectures the right way - Michael Bryzek • When To Use Microservices (And When Not To!) - Sam Newman & Martin Fowler

Beyond the Hype is a brand new monthly podcast from the Scott Logic team, where we cast a practical eye over what is new and exciting in technology – everything from Kafka to Kubernetes, AI to APIs, microservices to micro-frontends. We look beyond the promises, the buzz and excitement to guide you towards the genuine value. We're an independent consultancy at Scott Logic, so there'll be no sales pitches or marketing speak – just impartial insights and a frank and open discussion. So, to get a clear-eyed view of the technology landscape, search for Beyond the Hype on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.