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The A to Z of Server Software and Back-end Development
Server software is a critical part of any software application. It ensures the smooth functioning of the application while allowing multiple users to access the services. Knowing your way around back-end development is important, irrespective of your role in the development team. It powers the web application and helps clients browse your site without any hassle. Therefore, it handles all the behind-the-web functionalities that include connecting to databases, powering the web application and managing user connections. Thus, server software, or the back-end, works in close collaboration with the front-end to make the end product available to the user.
What is Back End Development
Backend development focuses on the actual working of a website. It includes all the code that plays a part in deciding the functionality and the logic of applications that are being provided to the users. However, the actual technology that they work on is never seen by the users directly. The combination of tech used for the back-end includes
- Servers
- Applications
- Database
This involves writing APIs, code to interact and pull data from a database, library creation and…
