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Frontend Vs Backend, Clearly Explained
Backend Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend
6 days ago 88.5K views 1 shares
Frontend Vs Backend, Clearly Explained
The perfect representation of web development reality. Users only see the polished frontend interface while completely oblivious to the backend chaos holding everything together. It's like that fancy restaurant with beautiful decor up front while the kitchen is on fire and the chef is having an existential crisis. Ten years in the industry and this still hits too close to home - we spend weeks optimizing database queries and refactoring server code, but all users care about is if the button is the right shade of blue.

The TCP/IP Handshake: A Live Demonstration
Networking Webdev Programming Backend
12 days ago 115.3K views 0 shares
The TCP/IP Handshake: A Live Demonstration
The perfect visual representation of the client-server handshake! The stoic, unassuming server in gray just standing there waiting to be connected to, while the flashy client in bright yellow actively initiates the connection. And there they are, literally shaking hands labeled as "TCP/IP" - the protocol suite that makes their relationship possible. Just like in real networking, the server looks slightly uncomfortable being approached, but is professionally obligated to accept the connection request. The client, meanwhile, has those glasses because it obviously needs to see where it's connecting to. Networking protocols have never been so awkwardly teenage.

Frontend Vs Backend: The Two Faces Of Web Development
Backend Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend
15 days ago 125.0K views 1 shares
Frontend Vs Backend: The Two Faces Of Web Development
The perfect representation of web development anatomy! Frontend gets the fancy Batman face with perfect jawline and features because that's what users actually see. Meanwhile, backend is just the hollow mask and that... whatever that thing is on the right. You know, the part that actually makes everything work but looks like it was assembled during a power outage by someone wearing oven mitts. Classic case of "pretty on the outside, nightmare fuel on the inside" - just like most web apps when you peek behind the curtain!

I Agree
Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend
22 days ago 149.3K views 0 shares
I Agree
The structural integrity of this web app is questionable at best! Building a complex application with just HTML is like constructing this wonky mint-green building with only concrete and prayers. No CSS to style it properly, no JavaScript for functionality—just raw markup holding everything together by sheer force of will. The building even has that "I forgot to close a div tag somewhere" energy with that oddly slanted roof. 10/10 would not pass a code review OR a building inspection.

The Full-Stack Bicycle
Backend Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend
2 months ago 100.9K views 1 shares
The Full-Stack Bicycle
Two bicycles duct-taped together perfectly sum up modern web architecture. The backend (purple bike) does all the heavy lifting with actual storage and logic, while the frontend (green bike) just handles what users see. And in the middle? The REST API - literally holding this monstrosity together with the digital equivalent of duct tape and prayers. The most realistic part is how the backend developer looks oddly proud of this contraption while the frontend dev is just standing there wondering how this became their life.