I don't believe the backend development we know today is obsolete or will be having many changes in the upcoming years. In every project I've worked on the fro

I don't believe the backend development we know today is obsolete or will be having many changes in the upcoming years. In every project I've worked on the front-end has always been the slower/buggier part of the stack because front-end is so complex with device/browser compatibility and having to respond. What I do believe is that we are seeing a game changing revolution in backend development with RethinkDB ( http://rethinkdb.com/ http://rethinkdb.com/ ). It is an extremely fast distributed database with the ability to get a real-time feed of data as it changes for a query. I've done two projects with RethinkDB and I can't imagine going back to operating postgresl/mysql/mongo because of the joy it is to scale out RethinkDB and to use it as an application developer. They've also created a new service that abstract it away even more and allows front-end developers to be extremely productive in their prototypes: http://horizon.io/ http://horizon.io/ and although its not for me I see a lot of value in it for people like you who want the backend to get of their way.