Comment by rkachowski
2 years ago
> Internally, those two components were known as Finder_FE and Finder_BE (Frontend and Backend).
Interesting to see that apps were split into front and back end (indeed, I'm surprised even that the terms existed) back in 1999.
Why are you surprised? I have been writing client server apps since the late 80s.
Originally a central DB and a PC front end. But the server could be doing business processing e.g. feeds and processing of stock prices.
Client Server predates the web.