Atomic Design: Build UIs That Actually Scale
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TLDR:
Atomic design is a great way to structure UI composition—from atoms and molecules to organisms, templates, and pages—but taxonomy alone won’t stop large codebases from turning into spaghetti. This guide walks through the full Atomic Design model, shows how to build a scalable design system, and explains how Feature-Sliced Design (FSD) complements it with clear boundaries, public APIs, and predictable modular structure.