10 Backbone.js and jQuery Useful Plugins/Articles
Today’s post has some backbone.js useful links/resources to get you started with a new backbone project! Enjoy.
1. Epoxy.js
An elegant and extensible data binding library for Backbone.js; it provides feature-rich extensions of Backbone’s Model and View components designed to hook view elements directly to data models.
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2. Backbone.validateAll
Provides an option to only validate Model properties that are currently being set or saved
SourceDemo
3. jQuery Autocomplete Plugin for Backbone JS
Last week I took the time to write an autocomplete widget which uses a Backbone collection of models to feed it.
Source + Demo
4. Building Mobile JavaScript WebApps With Backbone.js & jQuery: Part I
In Part 1, I’ll be covering a complete run-down of Backbone 0.5.2’s models, views, collections and routers but also taking you through options for correctly namespacing your Backbone application.
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5. backbone-mobile-search – Flickly Mobile
A complete Backbone.js + jQuery Mobile sample app using AMD for separation of modules, Require.js for dependency management + template externalisation and Underscore for templating.
SourceDemo
6. backbone.layoutmanager v0.6.6
Provides a logical structure for assembling layouts with Backbone Views. Designed to be adaptive and configurable for painless integration.
Source + Demo
7. jQuery UI Drag and Drop in a Backbone JS Application
The backbone to do list application is well documented in this split screen annotated source file that really helped me a lot.
SourceDemo
8. Using backbone.js with jQuery UI Modals
This is really good for decoupling your code and makes for a very good code structure but can be a headacke when trying to control popups.
Source + Demo
9. jQuery UI and Backbone.js
Before doing anything else with my little Backbone.js calendar application, I would like to be able to add new appointments / calendar events. I have been doing that via the CouchDB backend and it is getting a bit old.
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10. Backbone.js Stack
Provides a client-side full stack and guidelines for building enterprise grade HTML5 applications. It could be used with any server backend: Ruby, PHP, NodeJS, JEE, Spring, Grails …
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