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    The back-end of a program or web application serves data to the front-end from sources like a database. Back-end web development can involve creating, integrating, and managing databases as well as using frameworks to build server-side software and validating data before sending it to the database.

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    Back-End

    Published Mar 11, 2022•Updated Oct 14, 2022

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    The back-end of a program or web application serves data to the front-


    end from sources like a database.

    Restaurant Analogy
    A common analogy for the relationship between the front-end and back-end
    are customers and employees at a restaurant (representation of the front-
    end):

    • The customer places their order (or “request”) with the waiter/waitress
    (or server).
    • The order is then taken to the kitchen (representation of the back-end).
    • There, the order is prepared (or “processed”) with the necessary
    ingredients (or “data”) to produce the expected food item (or
    “response”).
    • Finally, the food item is brought back out to the dining area for the
    customer.

    Common Tasks
    Back-end web development can involve a variety of tasks, including:
    • Creating, integrating, and managing databases.
    • Using back-end frameworks to build server-side software.
    • Validating data to make sure it’s formatted correctly before being sent
    to the database.
    • Integrating user-facing elements with server-side elements to make sure
    that information is being sent to the right place so the server can
    retrieve it.

    Back-End Tools
    Back-End Developers use a range of technologies and software, many of
    which fall into three categories: databases, programming languages, and
    frameworks.

    Databases

    Databases are used to storing important data such as user information.


    Popular database management systems and relational databases include:

    • MySQL
    • MongoDB
    • Oracle
    • PostgreSQL

    Languages

    Back-End Developers normally query their databases with various


    programming languages such as the following:

    • SQL, which is ideal for working in relational databases.


    • Ruby is a beginner-friendly language that has an enthusiastic
    programming community behind it.
    • Python is a great choice with a concise, human-readable syntax.
    • PHP is an open-source language that is great for server-side scripting.
    • Node.js, which brings back-end work to JavaScript.
    • Java is a popular choice still widely used today.

    Frameworks

    Frameworks make all aspects of web development smoother and seamless. This
    saves developers time they would otherwise spend writing code. Popular
    frameworks include:
    • Sinatra, a lightweight Ruby framework for building web apps.
    • Ruby on Rails, a more robust Ruby framework that follows the model-
    view-controller standard.
    • Django, a Python framework that offers dynamic HTML pages.
    • Flask, a lighter Python framework meant for rapid development.
    • Express, a framework for building back-end APIs with JavaScript.
    • Spring, a Java framework that can be used to build back-end APIs.

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