What is back end?

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Backend developers works on the server-side development. They focus on databases, scripting, and website architecture.

These professionals also monitor how the site works and how to make changes and update all the behind-the-scenes functionalities.

It has everything to do with developing and refining the part of the software that the user cannot see or directly interact with.

Back-end development dictates how programs function by creating hidden processes that run behind the scenes. Still, there is a lot more to the back end than just controlling the overall functionality of an app or a website. It also details what happens on the server and database.

Technologies:

Following are the technologies used in backend development:

1) Web Development Languages:

A Backend development include one server-side or backend programming language like Java, Python, Ruby, .Net, etc.

·       PHP: PHP is a server-side scripting language that is designed for web development. As PHP code is written and executed on the server-side, it is called a server-side scripting language.

·       C++: C++ is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language. It is widely used as a backend programming language.

·       Java: Java is a class-based object-oriented programming language for building web and desktop applications. It is highly scalable. Java components are easily available to use.

·       Python: Python is an object-oriented programming language that allows you to work quickly and integrate systems more efficiently.

·       Node.js: Node.JS is an open-source, cross-platform runtime environment used for the development of server-side web applications. Node.JS applications are written in JavaScript and runs on a wide variety of operating systems.

·       SASS: It is a reliable, mature, and robust CSS extension language. It is used to extend the existing CSS functionality, including everything from variables, inheritance, and nesting with ease.

2) Database and Cache:

Back-end development also includes various DBMS technologies as important back-end development databases like MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle, SQL-Server, and Redis.

3) Server:

Backend include Server site technologies like Apache, Nginx, IIS servers, Microsoft IIS, etc. is desirable. Good knowledge of Linux helps tremendously in administering servers.

4) API (REST & SOAP):

API is also important for backend development. Technical knowledge of the creations and consumption of REST and SOAP services is important.

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That’s it for today, folks! Hope you enjoyed this article and learned something new today.

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