February 2014

Tutorial »Introduction to Backbone.js«

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 21:46

Pile of books (c) http://openclipart.org/detail/60247/pile-of-books-by-j_alves

This tutorial is an easy to follow example, how to use the library Backbone.js for creating dynamic views. Backbone.js is a library that helps structuring a JavaScript application, especially single page applications.

The Model

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 21:40

The Backbone.Model class is a container for data in the first place. Additionally you can write functions that work on the individual records.

The concept of a View

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 21:23

To oversimplify the View class, it can be used to bring data to the screen.

Base structure and JavaScript libraries

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 20:58

We start by obtaining the required JavaScript libraries:

Then I create the following html file:

Introduction to Backbone.js

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 20:39

This tutorial is an easy to follow example, how to use the library Backbone.js for creating dynamic views.

Backbone.js

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 20:29

Backbone.js is a library that helps structuring a JavaScript application, especially single page applications.

Tutorials

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 20:25

The Collection

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Sun, 02/23/2014 - 20:50

The class Backbone.Collection is used to organize the elements in a list.

Events

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Fri, 02/21/2014 - 17:41

Backbone helps your application to react on data changes. There are ways to listen to attribute changes (e. g. a task gets completed) or object creation and destruction.

Busting Eight Common Excuses for NSA Mass Surveillance

Submitted by Erik Wegner on Sun, 02/09/2014 - 21:40

The EFF has written a post, why you should bother about the NSA – even if you got nothing to hide.