Backbone.js

Backbone.js
Developer(s)Jeremy Ashkenas
Initial releaseOctober 13, 2010; 12 years ago (2010-10-13)
Stable release
1.4.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 19 February 2019; 5 April 2016; 26 February 2022; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 5 July 2011; 26 July 2011; 9 August 2011; 30 January 2012; 2 February 2012; 21 March 2012; 13 December 2012; 15 January 2013; 20 March 2013; 11 October 2013; 13 February 2014; 20 February 2014; 13 May 2015; 4 June 2015; 19 August 2015; 3 September 2015; 4 March 2016; 12 March 2016; Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time. (19 February 2019; 5 April 2016; 26 February 2022; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 1 July 2011; 5 July 2011; 26 July 2011; 9 August 2011; 30 January 2012; 2 February 2012; 21 March 2012; 13 December 2012; 15 January 2013; 20 March 2013; 11 October 2013; 13 February 2014; 20 February 2014; 13 May 2015; 4 June 2015; 19 August 2015; 3 September 2015; 4 March 2016; 12 March 2016)
RepositoryBackbone.js Repository
Written inJavaScript
Operating systemCross-platform
Size7.9 KB production
72 KB development
TypeJavaScript library
LicenseMIT
Websitebackbonejs.org

Backbone.js is a JavaScript rich-client web app framework based on the model–view–controller design paradigm, intended to connect to an API over a RESTful JSON interface. Backbone is known for being lightweight, as its only hard dependency is on one JavaScript library,[2] Underscore.js, plus jQuery for use of the full library.[3] It is designed for developing single-page web applications,[4] and for keeping various parts of web applications (e.g. multiple clients and the server) synchronized.[5] Backbone was created by Jeremy Ashkenas, who is also known for CoffeeScript and Underscore.js.

When handling the DOM Backbone.js adopts an imperative programming style, in contrast with a declarative programming style (common in AngularJS using data-attributes).[6] Trying to provide "the minimal set of data-structuring (models and collections) and user interface (views and URLs)",[7] leaves to the developer the choice of extensions for enhanced functionality. For example, one can use nested views with Backbone Layout Manager or model-view binding with ReSTbasis.

Use

The following web applications are built with Backbone.js:[8]

References

  1. ^ http://backbonejs.org/#changelog.
  2. ^ Alex MacCaw (18 August 2011). JavaScript Web Applications. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-4493-0351-8. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ Dependencies, BackboneJS, October 14, 2015
  4. ^ "What SendHub Learned Building a Single-Page Backbone.js App", ReadWriteWeb
  5. ^ "Behind the rumours: how we built our Twitter riots interactive", The Guardian, London, 8 December 2011
  6. ^ "Backbone.js". backbonejs.org. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Backbone.js".
  8. ^ "Companies and Websites using Backbone.js". Archived from the original on 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  9. ^ "Organizing Your Company to Embrace Microservices". InfoQ.
  10. ^ John Paul Titlow (22 July 2013). "Inside The Tech Stack Digg Used To Replace Google Reader". Co.Labs. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Backbone.js and Underscore.js are bundled into Drupal 8".
  12. ^ Backbonification: migrating a large JavaScript project from DOM spaghetti to Backbone.js Archived 2013-01-20 at archive.today, Samuel Clay (NewsBlur) 13th November 2012
  13. ^ "Mobile UI Components". Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  14. ^ "A Shorter Letter". Retrieved 2014-03-22.

Further reading

  • Echamea, Abiee (January 15, 2016). Mastering Backbone.js. Packt. p. 278. ISBN 978-1783288496.

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