Hour 24. Using Node.js with Backbone.js

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

• What Backbone.js is

• How you can use Node.js with Backbone.js

• Creating a simple single-page application with Node.js and Backbone.js

• Create a simple Backbone.js view

What Is Backbone.js?

Backbone.js is a front-end JavaScript framework for creating modern, browser-based web applications. It is designed to help developers create desktop type applications in the browser. It can be used to create single-page applications or applications that have URLs. It is designed to integrate with either jQuery or Zepto and allows developers to create applications that do not require the page to refresh when users update data.

As browsers have become more capable, developers have ...

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