Backbone & underscore

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Collections

Arrays Functions Objects

Utility

Collections● each● filter● map● reduce● reduceRight● some● every

● groupBy● indexBy● sortBy● ...

Arrays● indexOf● lastIndexOf● flatten

● first● last● compact● without● difference● ...

Functions● bind

● memoize● once● throttle● debounce● ...

Objects● keys

● values● isEmpty● isEqual● isNaN● ...

Utility● noConflict● times● random● escape/unescape● template● ...

Templates

Templates

Templates

Templates

Lo-dash

● Better performance

● More consistent API support

● Custom builds

● Heavily tested

● More features in place

Backbone

● encourages event-driven development

● implements unobtrusive REST

● aims to cover RIA implementation: Router,

Client-Server, Views

Objects and Inheritance

_.extend

Backbone.Model Backbone.Collection Backbone.View

Backbone.Events

Events

Events

Model

Model

Model

Model

Model

Model

Collection

Collection

Collection

Collection

View

View

View

chaining

View

existing el

unbinds listeners

Router

Router

Router

Router

https://github.com/tastejs/todomvc/tree/gh-pages/architecture-examples/backbone