Backbone.js
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Developer(s) | Jeremy Ashkenas |
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Initial release | October 13, 2010 |
Stable release |
1.3.3
/ April 5, 2016[1] |
Repository |
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Written in | JavaScript |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Size |
7.5 KB production 72 KB development |
Type | JavaScript library |
License | MIT |
Website |
backbonejs |
Backbone.js is a JavaScript library with a RESTful JSON interface and is based on the Model–view–presenter (MVP) application design paradigm. 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,[6] who is also known for CoffeeScript and Underscore.js.[7]
When handling the DOM Backbone.js adopts an imperative programming style, in contrast with a declarative programming style (common in AngularJS using data-attributes).[8]
Trying to provide "the minimal set of data-structuring (models and collections) and user interface (views and URLs)",[9] 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:[10]
- 500px Web[11]
- Airbnb[9]
- Diaspora[9]
- Digg[12]
- DocumentCloud[9]
- Drupal 8[13]
- Foursquare[9]
- Grooveshark[9]
- Groupon Now[9]
- Hulu[9]
- NewsBlur[14]
- Openbravo Mobile (with Enyo).[15]
- Pandora Radio[9]
- ReSTbasis
- Soundcloud[9]
- Strideapp[9]
- Trello[9]
- USA Today.com[9]
- WordPress.com[9]
- verizon.com[9]
- xTuple (with Enyo).[16]
References
- ↑ "Backbone.js".
- ↑ Alex MacCaw (18 August 2011). JavaScript Web Applications. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-4493-0351-8. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ↑ Dependencies, BackboneJS, October 14, 2015
- ↑ "What SendHub Learned Building a Single-Page Backbone.js App", ReadWriteWeb
- ↑ "Behind the rumours: how we built our Twitter riots interactive", The Guardian, London, 8 December 2011
- ↑ Developer, Delhi (Apr 7, 2015). "Delhi Developer | Website Designing Company in Delhi". Delhi Developer. Delhi Developer. Retrieved Apr 7, 2015.
- ↑ Stenger, Brad (April 4, 2012), "JavaScript Meetup City", Open, The New York Times
- ↑ "Backbone.js". backbonejs.org. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Backbone.js".
- ↑ "Companies and Websites using Backbone.js".
- ↑ "Organizing Your Company to Embrace Microservices". InfoQ.
- ↑ John Paul Titlow (22 July 2013). "Inside The Tech Stack Digg Used To Replace Google Reader". Co.Labs.
- ↑ "Backbone.js and Underscore.js are bundled into Drupal 8".
- ↑ Backbonification: migrating a large JavaScript project from DOM spaghetti to Backbone.js, Samuel Clay (NewsBlur) 13th November 2012
- ↑ "Mobile UI Components". Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ↑ "A Shorter Letter". Retrieved 2014-03-22.
Further reading
- Osmani, Addy (March 22, 2013). Developing Backbone.js Applications (1st ed.). O'Reilly Media. p. 150. ISBN 978-1449328252.