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Posted by Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points

What do we use Parse.com for?

Hi,

I'm doing "Build a Self-Destructing App"

But, I'm not sure what we are using Parse.com for.

Derrick Shepherd
Derrick Shepherd
4,861 Points
Derrick Shepherd
Derrick Shepherd
4,861 Points

Parse is being used as the back-end service.

2 Answers

Louis Sankey
Louis Sankey
22,595 Points
Louis Sankey
Louis Sankey
22,595 Points

Parse.com is being used as a "backend" so that one app can "communicate" or share data with another app.

Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points
Peter Price
Peter Price
4,007 Points

Thanks guys for your answers. I've been working on another project, so was distracted.

What does the backend do in this project?