Can backend developers do the work of frontend developers? Why do they think they’re better than frontend developer?
Cassidy FarrellSocial Butterfly
Why do backend developers think they do more work than frontend developers?
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I would have to say not really. However, backend development means different things to different people. Some people think if they are grabbing some fields from the database and a cute little database design that’s back end. Well, when you get into the real world and you have 8 tables with over 300 fields in each one and you’re writing insert statements (PDO [php]) and you just can’t get it to work , and you keep trying different combinations of coding to make it happen, each of which is time exhaustive because after all there are like 300 + fields in one table, etc. And then , and only then after hours of struggle, you see an extra comma in the field list, that your eyes just didn’t pick out after scanning hundreds of field names over and over, then you know back end is not easy at all.
Backend development I feel is all about data and figures. As a backend developer, one’s job is primarily to deal with requests and responses. This involves writing business logic, manipulating data, securing the server form malicious attempts, ensuring better response speed & architect the application data structure. Simply put its about the data and numbers. Every aspect can be definitely measured in numbers. Its all about writing mathematical algorithms sometimes. Simply put, as a backend developer, I just to write business logic against given specification. I need not have to worry about the compatibility with devices or end-user. Performance is measured in time, databases can be fine tuned. I need not have to worry about different perceptions of all stake holders within the team, as opposed to a frontend developer where locale, end-user perception, user experience, device compatibility may have multiple variations to count for.