Backbone.js

Backbone.js
@tonyskn #parisjs Jan 2011

What?
Oct 2010
DocumentCloud => Underscore.js, Coffeescript.
MVC: Model, Views, Collections

Why?
Avoids storing state in the DOM
Avoids jQuery callback soup
Lightweight. A good replacement for heavier frameworks.

How?
JSON models with custom events
Collections API
Views with DSL for declaring events
Auto syncing with RESTful JSON interface

...
Controllers and History
Backbone.Controller.extend({
routes: {
"help": "help", // #help
"search/:query": "search", // #search/kiwis
"search/:query/p:page": "search" // #search/kiwis/p7
}
localStorage adapter
https://github.com/jeromegn/Backbone.localStorage
CouchDB connector
https://github.com/pyronicide/backbone.couchdb.js

+/-
Too verbose and complex for simple stuff.
Needs hacking for advanced usage (nested models...)
Lightweight
Excellent documentation
Completely agnostic to how you implement views

http://www.pixelboy.fr	164
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