Backbone.Js Blueprints

Backbone.js is an open source, javascript library that helps you to build sophisticated and structured web apps. Its important to have well-organized frontend code for easy maintenance and extendability. With the Backbone framework, youll be able to build applications that are a breeze to manage.In this book, you will discover how to build seven complete web applications from scratch. Youll learn how to use all the components of the Backbone framework individually, and how to use them together to create fully featured applications. In addition, youll also learn how Backbone thinks so you can leverage it to write the most effi cient frontend javascript code.Through this book, you will learn to write good server-side javascript to support your frontend applications. This easy-to-follow guide is packed with projects, code, and solid explanations that will give you the confi dence to write your own web applications from scratch.What you will learn from this bookDiscover seven different ways to create your own frontend Backbone.js applicationsCreate complex interfaces while keeping the code adaptable through Backbone ViewsControl your applications screens with simplicity through a Backbone routerUtilize Marionette and Chaplin, the Backbone extension frameworksBuild a Node.js server to manage the models your frontend application sends to it and requests from itWork with templates that manage the heavy lifting of your viewPrecompile your view for extra efficiencyUse Backbone extension libraries to create effective applications with less coding