When to Use the Backbone.js MVC (MV*) Framework April 3rd, 2013

Good for building single-page applications with a complex user interface (heavy lifting for view rendering) and for reducing the number of HTTP requests (data manipulation).  Web applications such as GMail, LinkedIn, and Facebook.  Do you want the page/view rendering handled by the browser or server?

Resources

• Addy Osmani, Developing Backbone.js Applications (O’Reilly, 2013)