> In the three-tier frontend-backend-database architecture, try to have as thin a middle layer as possible. Or even eliminate the backend layer altogether by di

> In the three-tier frontend-backend-database architecture, try to have as thin a middle layer as possible. Or even eliminate the backend layer altogether by directly exposing the database to the frontend. Wat... This article reads like a jumbled mess of ideas. But, the above is a total wat... And it also assumes that your backend doesn't have to consume and tie together several resources or that you need a caching layer and so many other naive assumptions - and I'm not even addressing the security implications. Take this article with a heavy cup of salt. To me it just reads like something someone would write because they want full control and does't like working with and/or being dependant on other people/teams.