JSFoo 2013

Backbone.js, which gives you a robust framework for making javascript-heavy apps, is very minimal when compared to its counterparts like Angular js. It gives the developer much control over the behavior, but with great power comes great responsibility :)

Many things are left to the developer’s choice, including wiring up of data and views, handling DOM events, etc. Having worked on backbone since it’s early stages, I’ve tasted quite a lot of such issues.

So, I would like to talk about the most common mistakes and about the best practices to avoid that.

Outline

The talk would cover 3 broad issues:

• Zombie views - probably the most popular issue with Backbone.
• Extending routes: Sub-routing, reversing URLs & sharing routes between client and server
• Default error handlers for ajax calls

and a few minor hacks to make the most out of Backbone.

Requirements

Good understanding of MVC frameworks, at least some experience with Backbone.

Speaker bio

I’ve been working with frontend for over 4 years, now working as the only frontend engineer at Recruiterbox.

I started using backbone more than 2 years back, when it was not so mature. Since then, I’ve fallen in love with it and used it for a variety of use-cases including a sudoku puzzle app and a large business application. In the course of it, I’ve extended Backbone heavily.

Links

• http://wimprint.com/~viky/log-15
• https://github.com/vikynandha
• http://vigneshnandhakumar.in
• http://backbonejs.org
• http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/15/zombies-run-managing-page-transitions-in-backbone-apps/

Slides

http://www.slideshare.net/vikynandha/potential-gotchas-in-making-a-backbone-app-26416350