What is BACKBONE by ABOUT YOU CLOUD?
BACKBONE is an open-source JavaScript framework developed by ABOUT YOU CLOUD that helps structure complex single-page web applications. It provides a lightweight MVC structure, events system, and RESTful JSON interface out of the box to build scalable client-side applications.
Some key features of BACKBONE include:
- Models for encapsulating data and logic
- Views for displaying data from models
- Controllers for handling events and linking models to views
- Sync capability for persisting models to servers
- Routing for organizing and navigating between views
- Integration with jQuery, Underscore.js and other libraries
BACKBONE promotes loose coupling between components using events and modularity through its structure. This makes it easy to change one component without affecting others. It provides just enough structure to be useful without being overly prescriptive or forcing developers into one way of doing things.
BACKBONE is well-suited for single-page applications that need to manage complexity arising from dynamic interfaces and data. Its small size (~13kb gzipped) makes it a lightweight choice compared to heavier frameworks. The vibrant open-source community also provides many extensions and best practice patterns to build on top of core BACKBONE.