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Is there still room for backbone.js? of course there is! what would we do without it …
Principal Front End Architect at Carma AUthor of Beginning Backbone.js @SUGRUE www.jamessugrue.ie
HELPS STRUCTURE CODE MODEL VIEW CONTROLLER LIGHTWEIGHT 6.4KB MATURE 2010 UNOPINIONATED
WHY DO WE NEED MODEL VIEW WHATEVER
2005
2006
10 MINUTES LATER
EVEN JAVASCRIPT NEEDS STUCTURE
Controller View Model DOM
BACK TO BACKBONE
DEPENDS ON OPTIONAL
REpRESENts A SINGLE DATA OBJECT ! CONNECTS TO SERVER URL TO POPULATE / PERSIST ! WHEN DATA CHANGES, EVENTS FIRE BACKBONE M...
BACKBONE MODEL Tweet = Backbone.Model.extend({ });
BACKBONE MODEL: BASICS DEFAULT VARIABLES CONSTRUCTOR BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS YOUR OWN FUNCTIONS
BACKBONE MODEL: USAGE
BACKBONE MODEL: CHANGE EVENTS
BACKBONE COLLECTION BULK OPERATIONS ON MODELS ! CONNECTS TO SERVER URL TO POPULATE / PERSIST ! WHEN DATA CHANGES, EVENTS F...
BACKBONE COLLECTION Timeline = Backbone.Collection.extend({ });
BACKBONE COLLECTION: BASICS MODEL CONSTRUCTOR URL
BACKBONE VIEW CHANGES THE DOM ! CAN HANDLE DOM EVENTS ! SUBSCRIBE TO CHANGE EVENTS IN THE DATA LAYER ! USE TEMPLATE FOR EF...
BACKBONE VIEW: THE DOM
BACKBONE VIEW: THE TEMPLATE
BACKBONE VIEW TimelineView = Backbone.View.extend({ });
BACKBONE VIEW: BASICS DOM ELEMENT TEMPLATE DOM EVENT HANDLING RETRIEVE THE COLLECTION
BACKBONE VIEW: RENDERING APPEND TO DOM
BACKBONE ROUTER HANDLES APPLICATION STATE ! PROVIDES BOOKMARKABLE STATE ! SUBSCRIBE TO CHANGE EVENTS IN THE DATA LAYER [CO...
BACKBONE ROUTER CONTROLLER AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({ });
BACKBONE ROUTER: BASICS ROUTES EVENTS HANDLERS
DOM Model Collection ROUTER VIEW
THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR
ZOMBIE VIEWS
BAckBONE EYE
BREAK DOWN 
 RENDER FUNCTION
PRECOMPILE TEMPLATES
HOW DOES BACKBONE STAND OUT?
UNOPINIONATED === CONTROL
ECO SYSTEM
MATURITY
TOOLING
WANT TO USE BACKBONE TONIGHT?
Is There Still Room for Backbone.js
Is There Still Room for Backbone.js
Is There Still Room for Backbone.js
Is There Still Room for Backbone.js
Is There Still Room for Backbone.js
Is There Still Room for Backbone.js
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Is There Still Room for Backbone.js

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Backbone.js is one of the original MV* libraries, but since it's introduction there have been many new MV* solutions made available. Find out why Backbone.js still has an important part to play in JavaScript application development.

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  1. 1. Is there still room for backbone.js? of course there is! what would we do without it …
  2. 2. Principal Front End Architect at Carma AUthor of Beginning Backbone.js @SUGRUE www.jamessugrue.ie
  3. 3. HELPS STRUCTURE CODE MODEL VIEW CONTROLLER LIGHTWEIGHT 6.4KB MATURE 2010 UNOPINIONATED
  4. 4. WHY DO WE NEED MODEL VIEW WHATEVER
  5. 5. 2005
  6. 6. 2006
  7. 7. 10 MINUTES LATER
  8. 8. EVEN JAVASCRIPT NEEDS STUCTURE
  9. 9. Controller View Model DOM
  10. 10. BACK TO BACKBONE
  11. 11. DEPENDS ON OPTIONAL
  12. 12. REpRESENts A SINGLE DATA OBJECT ! CONNECTS TO SERVER URL TO POPULATE / PERSIST ! WHEN DATA CHANGES, EVENTS FIRE BACKBONE MODEL
  13. 13. BACKBONE MODEL Tweet = Backbone.Model.extend({ });
  14. 14. BACKBONE MODEL: BASICS DEFAULT VARIABLES CONSTRUCTOR BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS YOUR OWN FUNCTIONS
  15. 15. BACKBONE MODEL: USAGE
  16. 16. BACKBONE MODEL: CHANGE EVENTS
  17. 17. BACKBONE COLLECTION BULK OPERATIONS ON MODELS ! CONNECTS TO SERVER URL TO POPULATE / PERSIST ! WHEN DATA CHANGES, EVENTS FIRE ! LOTS OF QUERY and FILTER FUNCTIONS
  18. 18. BACKBONE COLLECTION Timeline = Backbone.Collection.extend({ });
  19. 19. BACKBONE COLLECTION: BASICS MODEL CONSTRUCTOR URL
  20. 20. BACKBONE VIEW CHANGES THE DOM ! CAN HANDLE DOM EVENTS ! SUBSCRIBE TO CHANGE EVENTS IN THE DATA LAYER ! USE TEMPLATE FOR EFFICIENT RENDERING
  21. 21. BACKBONE VIEW: THE DOM
  22. 22. BACKBONE VIEW: THE TEMPLATE
  23. 23. BACKBONE VIEW TimelineView = Backbone.View.extend({ });
  24. 24. BACKBONE VIEW: BASICS DOM ELEMENT TEMPLATE DOM EVENT HANDLING RETRIEVE THE COLLECTION
  25. 25. BACKBONE VIEW: RENDERING APPEND TO DOM
  26. 26. BACKBONE ROUTER HANDLES APPLICATION STATE ! PROVIDES BOOKMARKABLE STATE ! SUBSCRIBE TO CHANGE EVENTS IN THE DATA LAYER [CONTROLLER]
  27. 27. BACKBONE ROUTER CONTROLLER AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({ });
  28. 28. BACKBONE ROUTER: BASICS ROUTES EVENTS HANDLERS
  29. 29. DOM Model Collection ROUTER VIEW
  30. 30. THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR
  31. 31. ZOMBIE VIEWS
  32. 32. BAckBONE EYE
  33. 33. BREAK DOWN 
 RENDER FUNCTION
  34. 34. PRECOMPILE TEMPLATES
  35. 35. HOW DOES BACKBONE STAND OUT?
  36. 36. UNOPINIONATED === CONTROL
  37. 37. ECO SYSTEM
  38. 38. MATURITY
  39. 39. TOOLING
  40. 40. WANT TO USE BACKBONE TONIGHT?

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