Introduction to the Backbone Query API

Matt McCandless API Development, Articles, BackboneJS, Development Technologies & Tools, JavaScript Leave a Comment

Attention: The following article was published over 11 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.As a relatively “new” user of Backbone.js, I looked at different JSON querying tools that existed. At the time I was still struggling with using JSON as the data source and wrapping …

Cleaning up Boilerplate Backbone Views

Casey Justus Articles, JavaScript Leave a Comment

Attention: The following article was published over 11 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.“And you think you’re so clever and classless and free.” ― John Lennon One common complaint developers have with Backbone is the proliferation of repetitive boilerplate code. How many Backbone apps have a …

The Journey From Java EE to SPA

John Hoestje Articles, Java, JavaScript, Single-Page Application 2 Comments

Attention: The following article was published over 11 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.While pulling down an existing Backbone.js project that I was helping with, I felt confident enough with JavaScript that I figured I could start cranking out JavaScript fairly quickly. What could have …