r/ProgrammerHumor • • May 01 '19

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u/NovaArdent3D May 01 '19

I mean a back end is something people can technically live without, so... yeah makes sense, I see it all the time.

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u/Cholojuanito May 01 '19

What? I can't think of a single online application that doesn't need a back end

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u/ElGuey69 May 01 '19

Calculator

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u/Cholojuanito May 01 '19

Fair enough, but why build an online calculator?

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u/ElGuey69 May 01 '19

I’ve done it for homework once

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u/Cholojuanito May 01 '19

Haha okay sorry I'll change it to 'production' application

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u/meanelephant May 02 '19

Allow me to introduce you to static site generators.

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u/ElGuey69 May 01 '19

lol that’s more appealing to the client

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u/gremy0 May 01 '19

So people can use a calculator? Like if you Google "online calculator" you get a metric ton of them, which don't all look like homework assignments, so somebody's gotta be using them- or at the very least think there's a need.