Learn BACKBONE-JS with Real Code Examples

Backbone gives structure to client-side code through its simple MVC pattern.

It provides Models with key-value binding and custom events.

Backbone Views efficiently manage UI updates and event delegation.

Backbone.Model

Backbone.Collection

Backbone.View

Backbone.Router

Backbone.Events

Models for data and business logic

Collections for grouped models

Views for UI + event handling

Routers for navigation

Syncing data via RESTful APIs

models/ - data models

collections/ - list data

views/ - UI and events

routers/ - navigation

templates/ - HTML templates

Define models and collections

Create views to render data

Bind events and user interactions

Use router to handle navigation

Sync with server via REST APIs

Beginner: simple models & views

Intermediate: REST sync + routers

Advanced: modular apps with many views

Expert: complex SPA architecture

Community: marionette/backbone plugins

Simpler but less powerful than Angular/React

More manual than Vue/Svelte

Less opinionated vs Ember

Lighter than most MVC frameworks

Better for incremental adoption than modern frameworks

2010 – Initial release

2011 – Adopted widely with jQuery

2013 – Backbone.Marionette popularity

2017 – Decline with React/Vue rise

2020–2025 – Maintained for legacy systems

Model: Data structure with logic

Collection: Ordered set of models

View: UI + DOM events

Router: URL-based navigation

Sync: RESTful communication layer