Modularidade e Escalabilidade entre Frontends e Micro-frontends para Sistemas Web Modernos: uma Revisão Rápida da Literatura

Abstract

Context: Currently, society's demand for modern web systems is exponential for solving or managing problems across various domains such as agriculture, healthcare, smart cities, and transportation. This demand has led to the emergence of increasingly complex and larger systems. Problem: In this context, there are several challenges and problems related to modularity and scalability that affect the front-ends of these systems, making it difficult to ensure their evolution. Gap: This work explores the micro-frontend architecture as a path to evolve the non-functional requirements of modularity and scalability in the development of conventional web front-ends. Objective: To investigate the main motivations, benefits, and problems associated with adopting micro-frontends from the perspective of their modularity and scalability. Method: Procedures from the Rapid Literature Review (RRL) research method were adapted to analyze and select studies published between 2020 and 2024, based on updating a multi-vocal secondary study published in 2021. Results: Significant evidence suggests that micro-frontends promote team autonomy, scalability, and component reuse, but present challenges and problems in module orchestration, dependency management, and maintaining user interface and experience (UI/UX) consistency. Conclusion: This work primarily contributes to the theoretical-practical understanding of the modularity and scalability of the micro-frontend architecture and offers insights for professionals and researchers in companies to aid in the evolution of their modern web systems.