[ericb]

> An API backend + UI front-end consuming it is the perfect solution

I call shenanigans.

It is perfect only if you hand-wave away the math and consequences.

You've doubled your surface area, number of apps, stacks, dependency issues, deployment targets, bugs, uptime dependencies, hiring language/framework requirements and attack vectors.

It is the right tool for some jobs. I'd encourage you to stop assuming any of this is done. People thought that when XML and Soap were the thing.