Re:Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
by jeevesq on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @08:35PM
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backbone's only hard dependency is underscore, it's also the lightest library on this list by a solid margin
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Re:Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
by doublerebel on Thursday April 17, 2014 @04:21AM
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Spine is even lighter than Backbone. I like Spine because its functionality is not really tied to the DOM or jQuery -- I make native mobile apps with Spine on Titanium, for instance. Spine is built out of components (i.e. Model and Router), which can be used separately or in concert. It's a massively underappreciated framework that has had staying power.
Not to mention, stepping through (or trying to log) the endless anonymous functions created by underscore can be a hassle and straight crashes chrome/node inspector in some situations.