From Monolith to Microfrontends: Choosing the Right Architecture for Your Frontend Team

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2025-11-19Cologne, DE

Architecture • Frontend • Microfrontends • Monorepos • Turborepo

As frontend applications grow, so do the challenges of scaling development teams. This talk provides a practical guide to modern frontend architecture patterns from monolithic applications to monorepos, microfrontends, and everything in between.

You'll learn what monorepos are and how tools like Turborepo make them efficient, understand how microfrontends enable team autonomy through independent deployments. Most importantly, you'll walk away with a clear decision framework for choosing the right architecture based on your team size, technical requirements, and organizational goals.

Whether you're managing a small team with a single codebase or architecting a platform for multiple independent teams, this session will help you understand when to evolve your architecture and when to keep things simple.

Key Learnings

  • Understand the trade-offs between monoliths, monorepos, and microfrontends
  • Learn how to align frontend architecture choices with team structure and growth
  • Gain a clear framework for deciding when to evolve or simplify your architecture