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This program is tentative and subject to change.

Fri 2 May 2025 11:00 - 11:15 at 211 - Design and Architecture 1 Chair(s): Tushar Sharma

Micro frontend (MFE) architectures have gained significant popularity for promoting independence and modularity in development. Despite their widespread adoption, the field remains relatively unexplored, especially concerning identifying problems and documenting best practices. Drawing on both established microservice (MS) anti-patterns and the analysis of real problems faced by software development teams that adopt MFE, this paper presents a catalog of 12 MFE anti-patterns. We composed an initial version of the catalog by recognizing parallels between MS anti-patterns and recurring issues in MFE projects to map and adapt MS anti-patterns to the context of MFE. To validate the identified problems and proposed solutions, we conducted a survey with industry practitioners, collecting valuable feedback to refine the anti-patterns. Additionally, we asked participants if they had encountered these problems in practice and to rate their harmfulness on a 10-point Likert scale. The survey results revealed that participants had encountered all the proposed anti-patterns in real-world MFE architectures, with only one reported by less than 50% of participants. They stated that the catalog can serve as a valuable guide for both new and experienced developers, with the potential to enhance MFE development quality. The collected feedback led to the development of a improved version of the anti-patterns catalog. Furthermore, we developed a web application designed to not only showcase the anti-patterns but also to actively foster collaboration and engagement within the MFE community. The proposed catalog is a valuable resource for identifying and mitigating potential pitfalls in MFE development. It empowers developers of all experience levels to create more robust, maintainable, and well-designed MFE applications.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Fri 2 May

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11:00 - 12:30
Design and Architecture 1Research Track / SE In Practice (SEIP) / Journal-first Papers at 211
Chair(s): Tushar Sharma Dalhousie University
11:00
15m
Talk
A Catalog of Micro Frontends Anti-patternsArtifact-Available
Research Track
Nabson Silva UFAM - Federal University of Amazonas, Eriky Rodrigues UFAM - Federal University of Amazonas Brazil, Tayana Conte Universidade Federal do Amazonas
11:15
15m
Talk
PairSmell: A Novel Perspective Inspecting Software Modular StructureArtifact-FunctionalArtifact-AvailableAward Winner
Research Track
Chenxing Zhong Nanjing University, Daniel Feitosa University of Groningen, Paris Avgeriou Univ. of Gronningen , Huang Huang State Grid Nanjing Power Supply Company, Yue Li Nanjing University, He Zhang Nanjing University
Pre-print
11:30
15m
Talk
Understanding Architectural Complexity, Maintenance Burden, and Developer Sentiment---a Large-Scale Study
Research Track
Yuanfang Cai Drexel University, Lanting He Google, Yony Kochinski Google, Jun Qian Google, Ciera Jaspan Google, Nan Zhang Google, Antonio Bianco Google
11:45
15m
Talk
A Large-Scale Exploratory Study on the Proxy Pattern in EthereumBlockchain
Journal-first Papers
Amir Ebrahimi Queen's University, Bram Adams Queen's University, Gustavo A. Oliva Queen's University, Ahmed E. Hassan Queen’s University
12:00
15m
Talk
Video Game Procedural Content Generation Through Software Transplantation
SE In Practice (SEIP)
Mar Zamorano López University College London, Daniel Blasco SVIT Research Group. Universidad San Jorge, Carlos Cetina , Federica Sarro University College London
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