Creating the Virtuous Cycle with Headless, Hybrid, and Low-Code

Building web applications often inspires discussions about hybrid versus headless architectures, or unified versus decoupled applications. Popular trends and frameworks usually drive planning. However, while these decisions are important, there is a much more important understanding that must come first.

This report outlines the primary guidelines and patterns you need for building modern web applications, including when and where to apply technologies involved in the process. Author Ronald Northcutt helps software architects, developers, and IT leaders understand the underlying cycles at play, including how to evaluate solutions available today and in the future. 

Three key takeaways:

• Component-based design is the key mindset you need to understand
• Everything old is new again: rather than chase every new innovation, follow proper process and continual improvement
• The best tools combine flexibility, performance, and security in their core; “unitaskers” should generally be avoided