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That's why we call ourselves back-end/front-end/ui/embedded (software) engineers.

• deleted 12y ago
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• jghn 12y ago
  One problem I have w/ the back-end/front-end distinction is that at least to me that implies one is working on a web or mobile application. For instance, the product I work on daily has no UI (ok, it has a 2 page UI used by an ops group) - is that "back end" when there's no "front end"?
  • ulisesrmzroche 12y ago
    Your front-end is your 2 page report. It's not about size but separation of concerns, nothing to do specifically with web apps.
    • jghn 12y ago
      Right, although to me "back end" implies "feeding the front end" which isn't the case here, rather that 2 page report is more of a side channel and the consumer is another data processing engine. And apologies - this is a bit OT here and I'm not trying to be difficult nor argumentative, I've just often wondered if the majority of people view backend/frontend as specialized terms like I do or if it's really just a generic term for "works on visualization/UI" and "works on the other stuff"
    • sklogic 12y ago
      And what is the front-end of a microcontroller? GPIO pins?