

React replaces Backbone's Views, and let's save Routes for another day.

(If you're already well-versed in Backbone, you can skip this - though your corrections would be valued!)īackbone is an excellent ~little library that includes Views, Models, Collections, and Routes. Here's what Backbone does, and then what it did wrong: Backbone 101 In general, it was very nice, and the pieces fit together okay. I started my journey* by using React with Backbone's Models and Collections, without a Flux architecture. * (Actually, before that, I tried using Bacon.js in a Functional Reactive Programming pattern, which had me excited but left me frustrated). A quick overview of Backbone, and it's shortcomings

Or rather, part of Backbone does a great job serving as a part of Flux. Flux + Backbone = FluxBone A practical introduction to using Backbone for Flux Storesįlux and Backbone play wonderfully together.
