Rewriting a backend is easier, because you can use a Strangler Fig[0] pattern to replace it bit by bit. The customers don't even have to notice. With a browser

Rewriting a backend is easier, because you can use a Strangler Fig[0] pattern to replace it bit by bit. The customers don't even have to notice. With a browser you really can't do that, because you can't force users to update and then you'd have a bunch of semi-working Frankenstein monsters in the wild. A full rewrite and release is the only option. [0] https://martinfowler.com/bliki/StranglerFigApplication.html https://martinfowler.com/bliki/StranglerFigApplication.html