Introduction to backbone js:-
BackboneJS is a lightweight JavaScript
library that allows to develop and structure the client side applications that run in a web browser. It offers MVC framework which abstracts data into models, DOM into views and bind these two using events.
History − BackboneJS was developed by Jeremy Ashkenas and was initially released on October 13th, 2010.
When to use Backbone:-
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Consider you are creating an application with numerous lines of code using JavaScript or jQuery. In this application, if you −
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add or replace DOM elements to the application or
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make some requests or
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show animation in the application or
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add more number of lines to your code,
then your application might become complicated.
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If you want a better design with less code, then it is better to use the BackboneJS library that provides good functionality, is well organized and in a structured manner for developing your application.
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BackboneJS communicates via events; this ensures that you do not mess up the application.