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Jun 14th, 2005, 2:22 PM
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What is frontend and backend mean?
I hear some people say "oh this program is just a backend to that" or "this is a frontend to that program" Im curious as to what the mean. My guess is maybe frontend is maybe gui or presentational code and backend is the grunt work?
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Jun 14th, 2005, 2:38 PM
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Pretty much.
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Jun 14th, 2005, 4:12 PM
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right, the frontend is the part you, as a user, see, and the backend is the part that does all the work
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Jun 14th, 2005, 8:54 PM
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And if they aren't separate, you need to rethink your code.
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Jun 15th, 2005, 9:53 AM
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Here's an example: the countertop order-taking/cash register POS thangys at McDonald's are the front end. The inventory control, menu construction, pricing, all that hooey, are backend. Think also of the li'l kiosks in a casino where you can go to get more money -- that's the front end. The backend handles all the kiosks (which have independent embedded processors), uplinks for card approval, etc.
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