title: Adding a database/backend to android applications
body: <p>So I've been writing small android applications and want to start writing bigger apps that have the ability to allow users to create accounts, allow me to store their account data online in some sort of database and really just adding some sort of functionality that would require some sort of backend.</p>
  
  <p>I'm new to programming and am starting with Java/Android. Where should I start to learn about this stuff? Would this be a database I would need? What type(s) are popular or good to learn/use? </p>
  
  <p>I read about <a href="https://www.parse.com" rel="noreferrer">https://www.parse.com</a> and it looks interesting and easy to use but I don't want learn something that isn't a standard or that I would only be able to use with their client.</p>