Getting Started with Backbone
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Course Description
There are many front-end libraries to select from if you’re constructing an internet software, and all of them have their professionals and cons. In this course, you’ll get your first take a look at one of many high contenders: Backbone. Backbone is a particularly versatile front-end library that gives an “MVC-ish” construction that can join simply with your RESTful back-end.
Before you start, you need to know that Backbone requires Underscore, and sometimes jQuery. If you don’t know these libraries, you may need to examine them out earlier than getting began. Also, we’ll use Express briefly, as a back-end; however don’t fear if you happen to haven’t used that: it isn’t required for Backbone.
What You’ll Learn
- Creating and validating fashions, listening for mannequin occasions, and creating mannequin strategies.
- Creating, syncing and sorting collections.
- Using assortment strategies and listening for assortment occasions.
- Working with views in Backbone.
- Creating and dealing with routers.
About the Instructor
Andrew Burgess is a connoisseur of all issues programming. He’s from close to Toronto, Canada, and is ending up a pc science diploma. He’s been writing tutorials and producing screencasts for Envato Tuts+ since 2009, and he has additionally written some ebooks. You can discover him on his website or on Twitter or GitHub.
