Backbone.js
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.
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| Developer(s) | Jeremy Ashkenas |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 13, 2010 |
| Stable release | 1.4.0
/ February 19, 2019[1] |
| Repository | Backbone.js Repository |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Size | 7.5 KB production 72 KB development |
| Type | JavaScript library |
| License | MIT |
| Website | backbonejs |
When handling the DOM Backbone.js adopts an imperative programming style, in contrast with a declarative programming style (common in AngularJS using data-attributes).[7][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]
- Hearsay Systems Advisor Cloud
- Hulu[9]
- NewsBlur[14]
- Nextcloud
- 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.
- "Backbone.js". backbonejs.org. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- "Website Designing Help". Saturday, 16 February 2019
- "Backbone.js".
- "Companies and Websites using Backbone.js". Archived from the original on 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- "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. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- "Backbone.js and Underscore.js are bundled into Drupal 8".
- 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
- "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.
- Echamea, Abiee (January 15, 2016). Mastering Backbone.js. Packt. p. 278. ISBN 978-1783288496.