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SD Ruby Meetup - Give Yourself Some Backbone

SD Ruby Meetup - Give Yourself Some Backbone

Lightning talk I gave in 2011 at the SD Ruby Meetup. Was my first ever technical presentation to a public industry audience.

Ryan Weald

July 16, 2011
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  1. WHAT IS BACKBONE.JS? •Lightweight MVC framework •Model - View -

    Controller •Way to organize your Javascript & Collections •Slightly different MVC from Rails Monday, February 28, 2011
  2. CHANGING THE FLOW Rails Model Rails Controller Backbone Model Backbone

    Controller Backbone View Monday, February 28, 2011
  3. WHY WOULD I WANT THAT •Easier to test your Javascript

    •Makes your Rails app a simple REST API •Simplify your Ajax •Offload computation to the client Monday, February 28, 2011