Learn how to build a full-stack application with Backbone.js by taking advantage of JavaScript modules, workflow automation, and Backbone’s interface building blocks. With this practical guide, author Patrick Mulder takes experienced backend developers and JavaScript programmers through the steps necessary to create a fully functional single-page application.Backbone’s rich ecosystem of plugins makes applications easier to design and scale, but knowing which tools to use for your project can be tricky.
You’ll not only learn the answers to these and many other questions; you’ll also discover Backbone’s vast number of use cases.Get started quickly by using a Backbone.js and BrowserifyTrack state and organize data with Backbone models and collectionsCapture events from users by using views and manipulating the DOMCombine Backbone views with advanced HTML templatesUse Backbone to browse remote data sources from an APIAuthenticate and authorize client-side interactionsBuild a backend API with Node.js and RestifySet up workflow automation with Bower, Grunt, Yeoman, and RequireJS
