Frontend Large-Feature Architecture

Planning scalable frontend architecture involves mapping state ownership across URL and server, splitting controllers from presentational components, and defining fetch strategies to prevent costly rework.

The best way to split components for multi-screen features is separating one controller component for state and data fetching from multiple presentational components that render the UI.

Managing frontend state for list-detail flows requires deciding what belongs in the URL, server state, local state, or derived URL state, ensuring shared selections remain synchronized across screens.

You need virtualization for large tables and long lists when rendering performance degrades, allowing the architecture to scale by rendering only visible rows and handling edge-case states efficiently.

Handling frontend edge cases involves identifying empty states, missing selections, and concurrent mutations before coding, ensuring the architecture explicitly accounts for these failure modes.

Yes, this frontend architecture approach works for complex filters and drawers by defining state placement, component boundaries, fetch flow, and edge-case handling before implementation starts.