The Lego Approach: Leveraging Reusability for a Seamless...
summary
Booking.com consolidates dozens of internal tools into Backstage, creates a shared plugin and a library of ~40 reusable components, and wires company theming via MUI and Backstage theme providers in packages/app. Result: plugin build time drops from 1–2 days to 1–2 hours, 1,500 daily users, 60% of plugin authors are backend/SRE, code quality and test coverage improve, and backlog items fall. Documentation uses Storybook for interactive docs, a custom plugin generator automates scaffolding, and Passport handles permissions.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction and agenda
- 1:30Backstage at Booking.com
- 3:37Identifying challenges
- 5:01The Lego approach
- 5:54Technical implementation
- 7:05Impact of modularity
- 8:25Integrating company branding
- 9:34Customizing themes
- 10:42Enhancing user experience
- 12:00Branding results
- 12:46Importance of documentation
- 13:13Storybook integration
- 14:21Storybook setup details
- 15:34Documentation benefits
- 16:49Fostering a community
- 18:55Strategic planning
- 19:40Automation and team scale
- 21:35Q&A session
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