AEM Proxy Component Pattern and Component Versioning
Most organization want to keep content and user experience flexible so that they can innovate and deliver new experiences/features faster. Flexibility allows organizations to reuse what has been built already and keep adding new features and functionalities on top of it. One of the key characteristics of flexibility is backward compatibility and non-breaking changes. This flexibility comes with a clear definition of a strategy for content creation and user experience. In this article we are going to look at 2 very simple but powerful component development strategies that organization (specifically technical teams) can adopt to win the flexibility game and stay ahead in competition of delivering rich user experience. Let’s start with a scenario/problem statement. Assume that a large banking organization has business in multiple countries. The organization is using AEM and MSM (Multi Site Manager) to manage regional sites. The bank started using a video component (custom develope