Full Stack Web Development with Backbone.js

Learn how to build a full-stack application with Backbone.js by taking advantage of JavaScript modules, workflow automation, and Backbones interface building blocks. With this practical guide, author Patrick Mulder takes experienced backend developers and JavaScript programmers through the steps necessary to create a fully functional single-page application.Backbones rich ecosystem of plugins makes applications easier to design and scale, but knowing which tools to use for your project can be tricky. How do you combine views and the data layer with Backbone, or serve and deploy JavaScript assets? Youll not only learn the answers to these and many other questions; youll also discover Backbones vast number of use cases.Get started quickly by using a Backbone.js and BrowserifyTrack state and organize data with Backbone models and collectionsCapture events from users by using views and manipulating the DOMCombine Backbone views with advanced HTML templatesUse Backbone to browse remote data sources from an APIAuthenticate and authorize client-side interactionsBuild a backend API with Node.js and RestifySet up workflow automation with Bower, Grunt, Yeoman, and RequireJS