What is Backbone.js?
Backbone.js structures web applications by providing models with key-value binding and custom events, collections with a rich API of enumerable functions, and views with declarative event handling. It connects these components to existing APIs over a RESTful JSON interface. The framework enables developers to build client-side web applications with an MVC (Model-View-Controller) or MVP (Model-View-Presenter) architecture, promoting code organization and separation of concerns. Backbone.js facilitates the creation of single-page applications (SPAs) by managing the application state and providing an abstraction layer for interacting with the server through RESTful endpoints. It offers a set of tools that simplify the development of complex, data-driven web applications, allowing teams to focus on building robust, maintainable, and scalable user interfaces
Highlights
- Models with key-value binding and custom events
- Collections with a rich API of enumerable functions
- Views with declarative event handling
- RESTful JSON interface for connecting to existing APIs
- Support for MVC or MVP architectural patterns
- Facilitates the development of single-page applications (SPAs)
- Abstracts server interaction through RESTful endpoints