ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Microfrontend

Imagine you're playing with blocks. Some of these blocks are red, some are blue, some are green, and some are yellow. Now, imagine there's a big box that has different sections for each color. This way, all the red blocks are together, the blue ones are together, and so on.

Think of a website like a set of blocks. There are different pieces (or components) that make up the website, like the header, navigation, footer, and content sections. Microfrontend works like the box with different sections for each color. Instead of having one big website with all the components together, microfrontend separates the different components and puts them in their own "box".

This means that each part of the website can be developed and maintained independently from other parts. It's kind of like everyone building their own block section, and then putting them all together to make the website.

This is helpful because it means that if one part of the website needs updating or fixing, it doesn't have to affect the rest of the website. It also means that different developers can work on different components at the same time without getting in each other's way.

So, in short, microfrontend is like a box with different sections for different colored blocks. It separates the different parts of a website so that they can be developed and maintained independently.
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