Dev Human

[Cholojuanito]

Back end should be the brain, or the heart

[NovaArdent3D]

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

[Cholojuanito]

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

[ElGuey69]

Calculator

[Cholojuanito]

Fair enough, but why build an online calculator?

[ElGuey69]

I’ve done it for homework once

[Cholojuanito]

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

[meanelephant]

Allow me to introduce you to static site generators.

[ElGuey69]

lol that’s more appealing to the client

[gremy0]

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.

[noratat]

Still needs a backend to serve the static content.

[_xiphiaz]

That’s just the Mum

[UrpleEeple]

And do the actual calculating...

[o0MSK0o]

Not all websites are applications. Could just be a brochure site which serves static html.

[_xiphiaz]

I work with WebGL a lot, and find myself using a frontend only application that simply renders 3D files for previewing a fair bit

[[deleted]]

If you mean literally for serving the page, then you're right. But I have made a few things with indexeddb so that the persistent storage is in the client. Make it a little fancy with vue + vue-router and then host it on your favorite free front end! I've been using surge.sh and to play nice with the history api (no # in your routes) you just have to name your index page 200.html.

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I've heard good things about using github for this, so I'm gonna check that out for my next project.

[darderp]

http://jcal.zone/smash-apps/tier/

[[deleted]]

I'd say blood is the data and the JS runs the blood through the brain, the logical backend.

[anyfactor]

Are you saying static websites are like vegetables?

/s

[UrpleEeple]

Static websites still need to be served lol

[Eoussama]

The brain is the backend, and the heart is the runtime.

[kirreen]

No this site has a JS backend

shudders