Microfrontends allow independent teams to scale complex web apps, mirroring backend microservices. Using an app shell for routing and shared design, the article highlights the React framework Piral, which streamlines microfrontend development into modular plugins (pilets) with a serverless-first workflow.
Sharing microfrontend dependencies balances performance and control through bundling, global context, app shell sharing, or URL import maps. Optimal setups blend these strategies to minimize duplicate code while avoiding version breakages.