Concept for structuring user interfaces and client-side logic, focusing on rendering, state management and performance in browsers or native clients.
Client-side architecture describes structures and patterns for organizing user interfaces and client-side logic running in browsers or native clients. It focuses on performance, state management, component design and interaction patterns and guides decisions about rendering, caching and integration strategies. It is relevant for teams building maintainable, responsive and scalable frontends while balancing complexity and security.
Measures time until the page becomes fully interactive.
Time until first visible content appears in the viewport.
Total compressed size of client-side assets.
Extensive client-side UI logic to support rich interactions and real-time updates.
Combination of caching, service workers and incremental updates for offline capability.
Client-side architecture for playback, buffering and synchronized control with backend services.
Define requirements and target devices; set performance budgets.
Select rendering and state strategy (CSR/SSR/hybrid).
Specify component and API boundaries; build prototypes.
Set up monitoring, testing and CI/CD pipeline; iterate improvements.