Compare webhooks to sandboxed plugins for monolith extensibility
Tests distributed vs in-process extensibility. Webhooks are async, loosely coupled, and isolated but add network latency. Sandboxed plugins run in-process for low-latency UI depth yet need strict host API permissions and lifecycle gating.
WHAT IT TESTS: Your ability to evaluate out-of-process async callbacks against in-process sandboxed modules across security boundaries, latency budgets, deployment autonomy, and UX depth. ANSWER OUTLINE: Frame webhooks as stateless, networked integrations that trade latency for strong isolation and separate deployment; frame sandboxed plugins as in-process extensions needing a controlled host API, lazy loading, lifecycle hooks, and a permission model to block sensitive state, yet enabling deep UI integration and sync context sharing.
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